Light-emitting device including organometallic compound, electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound

ABSTRACT

Provided is a light-emitting device including an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2, wherein Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 are respectively the same as those described in the present specification.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2021-0152569, filed on Nov. 8, 2021, in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office, the entire content of which is herebyincorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to alight-emitting device including an organometallic compound, anelectronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and theorganometallic compound.

2. Description of the Related Art

Light-emitting devices are self-emissive devices that have wide viewingangles, high contrast ratios, short response times, and excellentcharacteristics in terms of brightness, driving voltage, and responsespeed.

Light-emitting devices may include a first electrode on a substrate, anda hole transport region, an emission layer, an electron transportregion, and a second electrode sequentially stacked on the firstelectrode. Holes provided from the first electrode may move toward theemission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons providedfrom the second electrode may move toward the emission layer through theelectron transport region. Carriers, such as holes and electrons,recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitonstransition from an excited state to a ground state to thereby generatelight.

SUMMARY

Provided are a light-emitting device including an organometalliccompound, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device,and the organometallic compound.

Additional aspects of embodiments will be set forth in part in thedescription which follows and, in part, will be apparent from thedescription, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodimentsof the disclosure.

According to one or more embodiments, provided is a light-emittingdevice including:

-   a first electrode,

-   a second electrode facing the first electrode, and

-   an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode    and including an emission layer, and

-   an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2.

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In Formulae 1-1 and 1-2,

-   M may be platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), copper(Cu), silver (Ag),    gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti),    zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), or    thulium (Tm),

-   ring CY₁ to ring CY₃ may each independently be a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic    group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,

-   X₁ to X₃ may each independently be C or N,

-   X₂₁ may be C,

-   Y₁ may be C(Z₁) or N,

-   Y₂ may be C(Z₂) or N,

-   Y₃ may be C(Z₃) or N,

-   Y₄ may be C(Z₄) or N,

-   Y₅ may be C(Z₅) or N,

-   Y₆ may be C(Z₆) or N,

-   Y₇ may be C(Z₇) or N,

-   Y₈ may be C(Z₈) or N,

-   L₁ to L₃ may each independently be a single bond,    *—C(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(R_(1a))═*’, *═C(R_(1a))—*’,    *—C(R_(1a))═C(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(═O)—*’, *—C(═S)—*’, *—C≡C—*’,    *—B(R_(1a))—*’, *—N(R_(1a))—*’, *—O—*’, *—P(R_(1a))—*’,    *—Si(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—P(═O)(R_(1a))—*’, *—S—*’, *—S(═O)—*’,    *—S(═O)₂—*’, or *—Ge(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, and * and *’ may each    indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom,

-   n1 to n3 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 5,

-   R₁ to R₃, Z₁ to Z₈, R_(1a) and R_(1b) may each independently be    hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano    group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀    aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group unsubstituted or substituted with    at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂),    —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),

-   a1 to a3 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 10,

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-   in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may indicate a single bond or a double bond,

-   Z₁ and Z₂ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),

-   Z₃ and Z₄ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),

-   Z₅ and Z₆ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),

-   Z₇ and Z₈ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),

-   R_(10a) may be:    -   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or        a nitro group,

-   a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl    group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted    with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic    group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group,    -Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), -N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), -B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), or any combination thereof,

-   a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀    aryloxy group, or a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, each unsubstituted or    substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a    cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl    group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy    group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂),    —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or any    combination thereof, or

-   —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

-   Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each    independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl    group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀    alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, or a    C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a    C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a    biphenyl group, or any combination thereof.

According to one or more embodiments, an electronic apparatus includingthe light-emitting device is provided.

According to one or more embodiments, the organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 is provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects and features of certain embodiments of thedisclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of alight-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of anelectronic apparatus according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of anelectronic apparatus according to another embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in more detail to embodiments, examples ofwhich are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein likereference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard,the present embodiments may have different forms and should not beconstrued as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein.Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring tothe figures, to explain aspects of embodiments of the presentdescription. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Throughoutthe disclosure, the expression “at least one of a, b or c” indicatesonly a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, all ofa, b, and c, or variations thereof.

A light-emitting device may include: a first electrode; a secondelectrode facing the first electrode; an interlayer between the firstelectrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; andan organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2:

wherein M in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may be platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd),copper(Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), osmium(Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu),terbium (Tb), or thulium (Tm).

In an embodiment, M may be platinum (Pt).

Ring CY₁ to ring CY₃ in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may each independently be aC5-C30 carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

In an embodiment, ring CY₁ to ring CY₃ may each independently be abenzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrenegroup, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, acyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, athiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoborole group, abenzophosphole group, an indene group, a benzosilole group, abenzogermole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzoselenophene group, abenzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzoborole group, adibenzophosphole group, a fluorene group, a dibenzosilole group, adibenzogermole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzoselenophenegroup, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, a9H-fluorene-9-one group, a dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, anazaindole group, an azabenzoborole group, an azabenzophosphole group, anazaindene group, an azabenzosilole group, an azabenzogermole group, anazabenzothiophene group, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofurangroup, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzoborole group, anazadibenzophosphole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilolegroup, an azadibenzogermole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, anazadibenzoselenophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, anazadibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, an aza-9H-fluorene-9-one group, anazadibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidinegroup, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, aquinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, aquinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazolegroup, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, aniso-oxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazolegroup, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazolegroup, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazolegroup, a benzothiadiazole group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group,or a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group.

In an embodiment, ring CY₁ may be a benzene group, a naphthalene group,or a pyridine group.

In an embodiment, ring CY₂ and ring CY₃ may each independently be aC₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

In an embodiment, ring CY₂ and ring CY₃ may include at least onenitrogen.

In an embodiment, ring CY₂ may be an indole group or a carbazole group.

In an embodiment, ring CY₃ may be a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group,a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinolinegroup, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group,a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazolegroup, a triazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group,or a benzothiazole group.

In an embodiment, a group represented by

in Formulae 1-1 and 12 may be any one of groups represented by FormulaeCY1 (1) to CY1(20):

wherein, in Formulae CY1(1) to CY1(20),

-   R₁₁ to R₁₃ may each independently be deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a    hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),    —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),-   *, *’, and *” each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom,    and-   X₁, R_(10a), and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively the same as those    described in the present specification.

In an embodiment, R₁₁ to R₁₃ may each independently be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or a cyano group;-   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,    —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or    —CD₂CDH₂;-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, or a tert-butyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium; or-   a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a    naphthalene, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —CH₃,    —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂, —CHDCH₃,    —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H or —CD₂CDH₂, an    n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl    group, a sec-butyl group, and a tert-butyl group.

In an embodiment, a group represented by

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may be any one of groups represented by FormulaeCY2(1) to CY2(11):

-   wherein, in Formulae CY2(1) to CY2(11),-   b1 may be an integer from 0 to 3,-   b2 may be an integer from 0 to 2,-   b3 may be an integer from 0 to 6,-   b4 may be an integer from 0 to 5,-   *, *’, and *” each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom,    and-   X₂ and R₂ are respectively the same as those described in the    present specification.

In an embodiment, a group represented by Formula CY2(1) may be any oneof groups represented by Formulae CY2(1)-1 to CY2(1)-7:

wherein, in Formulae CY2(1)-1 to CY2(1)-7,

-   R₂₁ to R₂₃ may each independently be deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a    hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),    —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),-   X₂ is the same as described in the present specification,-   *, *’, and *” each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

In an embodiment, R₂₁ to R₂₃ may each independently be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, or a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group;-   a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group or a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl    group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group,    a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl    group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, or any combination    thereof;-   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a    cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀    alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a    phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a    triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl    group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a    pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an    oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl    group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl    group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a    quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group,    a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a    9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an    azadibenzofuranyl group, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an    azafluorenyl group, or an azadibenzosilolyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃,    —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a    cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a    cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀    alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a    phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a    triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl    group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a    pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an    oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl    group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl    group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a    quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group,    a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a    9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),    —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —P(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁),    —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination thereof; or-   —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and-   Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be:-   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,    —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or    —CD₂CDH₂; or-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl    group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group,    a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group,    each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of deuterium, a    C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridinyl    group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group,    and a triazinyl group.

In an embodiment, a group represented by

in Formula 1-1 may be any one of groups represented by Formulae CY3(1)to CY3(14):

-   wherein, in Formulae CY3(1) to CY3(14),-   R₃₁ to R₃₄ may each independently be deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a    hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),    —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),-   * and *’ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom, and-   R_(10a) and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively the same as those described in    the present specification.

In an embodiment, R₃₁ to R₃₃ may each independently be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or a cyano group;-   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,    —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or    —CD₂CDH₂;-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, or a tert-butyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium; or-   a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a    naphthalene, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —CH₃,    —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂, —CHDCH₃,    —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H or —CD₂CDH₂, an    n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl    group, a sec-butyl group, and a tert-butyl group.

X₁ to X₃ in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may each independently be C or N.

In an embodiment, X₁ and X₂ may each be C, and X₃ may be N.

X₂₁ in Formula 1-1 and X₂₁ in Formula 1-2 may each be C.

In Formulae 1-1 and 1-2,

-   Y₁ may be C(Z₁) or N,-   Y₂ may be C(Z₂) or N,-   Y₃ may be C(Z₃) or N,-   Y₄ may be C(Z₄) or N,-   Y₅ may be C(Z₅) or N,-   Y₆ may be C(Z₆) or N,-   Y₇ may be C(Z₇) or N, and-   Y₈ may be C(Z₈) or N.

In an embodiment, in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2,

-   Y₁ may be C(Z₁),-   Y₂ may be C(Z₂),-   Y₃ may be C(Z₃),-   Y₄ may be C(Z₄),-   Y₅ may be C(Z₅),-   Y₆ may be C(Z₆),-   Y₇ may be C(Z₇), and-   Y₃ may be C(Z₈).

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 indicates a single bond or a double bond.

A group represented by

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may be any one of groups represented by FormulaeCYN(1) to CYN(21):

-   wherein, in Formulae CYN(1) to CYN(21),-   Z₁₁ to Z₁₆ may each independently be deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a    hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),    —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),-   b15 and b16 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 4,-   Y₁₁ to Y₁₈ may each independently be C or N, and-   R_(10a) and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively the same as those described in    the present specification.

In an embodiment, Z₁₁ to Z₁₆ may each independently be deuterium, —F,—Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), or—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃).

In an embodiment, Z₁₁ to Z₁₆ may each independently be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or a cyano group;-   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,    —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or    —CD₂CDH₂;-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, or a tert-butyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium;-   a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a    naphthalene, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —CH₃,    —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂, —CHDCH₃,    —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H or —CD₂CDH₂, an    n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl    group, a sec-butyl group, and a tert-butyl group;-   or —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃).

In an embodiment, Y₁₁ to Y₁₄ may each be C.

In an embodiment,

-   Y₁₁ may be N, and Y₁₂ to Y₁₄ may each be C;-   Y₁₂ may be N, and Y₁₁, Y₁₃, and Y₁₄ may each be C; or-   Y₁₄ may be N, and Y₁₁ to Y₁₃ may each be C.

In an embodiment, Y₁₁ and Y₁₄ may each be N, and Y₁₂ and Y₁₃ may each beC.

In an embodiment, Y₁₅ to Y₁₈ may each be C.

In an embodiment,

-   Y₁₅ may be N, and Y₁₆ to Y₁₈ may each be C; or-   Y₁₈ may be N, and Y₁₅ to Y₁₇ may each be C.

In an embodiment, Y₁₅ and Y₁₈ may each be N, and Y₁₆ and Y₁₇ may each beC.

L₁ to L₃ in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may each independently be a singlebond,

-   *—C(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(R_(1a))═*’, *═C(R_(1a))—*’,    *—C(R_(1a))═C(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(═O)—*’, *—C(═S)—*’, *—C═C—*’,    *—B(R_(1a))—*’, *—N(R_(1a))—*’, *—O—*’, *—P(R_(1a))—*’,    *—Si(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—P(═O)(R_(1a))—*’, *—S—*’, *—S(═O)—*’,    *—S(═O)₂—*’, or *—Ge(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, and * and *^(') each    indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

In an embodiment, L₁ and L₃ may each be a single bond.

In an embodiment, L₂ may be *—O—*’.

n1 to n3 in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may each independently be an integerfrom 1 to 5.

In an embodiment, n2 may be 1.

R₁ to R₃, Z₁ to Z₈, R_(1a) and R_(1b) in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may eachindependently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstitutedor substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂).

In an embodiment, R₁ to R₃, Z₁ to Z₈, R_(1a) and R_(1b) may eachindependently be:

-   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano    group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, or a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy    group;-   a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group or a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl    group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group,    a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl    group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, or any combination    thereof;-   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a    cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀    alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a    phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a    triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl    group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a    pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an    oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl    group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl    group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a    quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group,    a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a    9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an    azadibenzofuranyl group, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an    azafluorenyl group, or azadibenzosilolyl group, each unsubstituted    or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂,    —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group,    a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a    cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an    adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a    cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a    phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkylphenyl group, a    naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an    anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a    pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl    group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a    thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an    isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a    pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an    indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl    group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group,    a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a    9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q31)(Q32)(Q33), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),    —B(Q31)(Q32), —P(Q31)(Q32), —C(═O)(Q31), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁),    —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination thereof; or-   —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and-   Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be:    -   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,        —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or        —CD₂CDH₂; or-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl    group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group,    a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group,    each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl    group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a    pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a    triazinyl group, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, R₁ to R₃, Z₁ to Z₈, R_(1a) and R_(1b) may eachindependently be:

-   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl    group;-   a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,    —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, a cyano group, a nitro    group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl    group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl    group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl    group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group,    a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, or any combination thereof;-   a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkylphenyl group, a    naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an    anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a    pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl    group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a    thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an    isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a    pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an    indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl    group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group,    a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl    group, a 9,10-dihydro acridinyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an    imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an    azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranyl group, an    azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azafluorenyl group, or    azadibenzosilolyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl    group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl    group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl    group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a    pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl    group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group,    an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a    pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an    isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl    group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl    group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl    group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a    benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl    group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an    isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an    oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a    dibenzothiophenyl group, a 9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, a    benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an    imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group,    —Si(Q31)(Q32)(Q33), —N(Q31)(Q32), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination    thereof; or-   —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), or —B(Q₁)(Q₂), and-   Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be:    -   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,        —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or        —CD₂CDH₂; or-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl    group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group,    a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group,    each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl    group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a    pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a    triazinyl group, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, R₁ to R₃ may each independently be:

-   a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl    group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a    tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a    sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a    2,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group, or a    1,2-dimethylpropyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a    nitro group; or-   a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl    group, an anthracenyl group, a carbazolyl group, or a    9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an    iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl    group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a    sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a    2,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group, a    1,2-dimethylpropyl group, a phenyl group, or any combination    thereof.

-   Z₁ and Z₂ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),-   Z₃ and Z₄ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),-   Z₅ and Z₆ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a), and-   Z₇ and Z₈ may optionally be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a).

In an embodiment,

Z₁ to Z₈ may each independently be:

-   a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl    group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a    tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a    sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a    2,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group, or a    1,2-dimethylpropyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a    nitro group; or-   a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a naphthyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a    hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a methyl group, an    ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl    group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an    n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a    tert-pentyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, 2,2-dimethylpropyl group,    1-ethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, a phenyl group or any combination    thereof,-   Z₁ and Z₂ may be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   Z₃ and Z₄ may be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   Z₅ and Z₆ may be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), or-   Z₇ and Z₈ may be bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a).

In an embodiment, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclicgroup, which are formed by bonding Z₁ and Z₂, Z₃ and Z₄, Z₅ and Z₆, orZ₇ and Z₈ together, may include a 6-membered ring.

In an embodiment,

-   the C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group may be a phenyl group or a naphthyl    group, and-   the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may be a pyridine, a pyrimidine, or a    pyrazine.-   a1 to a3 in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 may each independently be an    integer from 0 to 10.

In an embodiment, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1or 1-2 may be any one of Compounds 1 to 80.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 includes agroup represented by Formula 1A or 1B among Formulae 1-1 and 1-2.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the organometalliccompound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 may have improved rigidity ofligands, and thus, exhibit relatively excellent triplet metal to ligandcharge transfer (³MLCT) characteristics. Therefore, an electronic device(for example, an organic light-emitting device) having high efficiencyand long lifespan may be implemented by using the organometalliccompound.

In an embodiment, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1or 1-2 may have a ³MLCT value of about 10% or more.

Methods of synthesizing the organometallic compound represented byFormula 1-1 or 1-2 may be easily understood to those of ordinary skillin the art by referring to Synthesis Examples and/or Examples describedherein.

In an embodiment,

-   the first electrode of the light-emitting device may be an anode,-   the second electrode of the light-emitting device may be a cathode,-   the interlayer may further include a hole transport region between    the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport    region between the emission layer and the second electrode layer,-   the hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a hole    transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking    layer, or any combination thereof, and-   the electron transport region may include a hole blocking layer, an    electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, an electron    control layer, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the interlayer of the light-emitting device mayinclude the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

In an embodiment, the emission layer of the light-emitting device mayinclude the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may emit blue light. In anembodiment, the emission layer may emit blue light having a maximumemission wavelength of 410 nm to 500 nm, 410 nm to 480 nm, 420 nm to 480nm, or 430 nm to 470 nm.

In an embodiment, the emission layer of the light-emitting device mayinclude a dopant and a host, and the dopant may include theorganometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2. For example,the organometallic compound may serve as a dopant. The emission layermay emit, for example, blue light. The blue light may have a maximumemission wavelength in a range of, for example, about 430 nm to about470 nm.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region of the light-emittingdevice may include a hole blocking layer, and the hole blocking layermay include a phosphine oxide-containing compound, a silicon-containingcompound, or any combination thereof. In an embodiment, the holeblocking layer may directly contact the emission layer.

In an embodiment, the interlayer in the light-emitting device mayinclude i) a first compound, which is the organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2; and ii) a second compound includingat least one _(TT) electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclicgroup, a third compound including a group represented by Formula 3, afourth compound capable of emitting delayed fluorescence, or anycombination thereof, and the first compound, the second compound, thethird compound, and the fourth compound are different from each other:

-   wherein ring CY₇₁ and ring CY₇₂ in Formula 3 are each independently    a _(TT) electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group or a pyridine group,

-   X₇₁ in Formula 3 is a single bond, or a linking group including O,    S, N, B, C, Si, or any combination thereof,

-   * in Formula 3 indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom in the    third compound, and

-   the following compounds may be excluded from the third compound    (e.g., the third compound is not either of the following compounds):

-   

-   

Further Descriptions of the Second Compound, the Third Compound, and theFourth Compound

The second compound may include a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, apyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, or any combinationthereof.

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may further include at leastone of the second compound and the third compound, in addition to thefirst compound.

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may further include thefourth compound, in addition to the first compound.

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may include the firstcompound, the second compound, the third compound, and the fourthcompound.

In an embodiment, the interlayer may include the second compound. Theinterlayer may further include, in addition to the first compound andthe second compound, the third compound, the fourth compound, or anycombination thereof.

In an embodiment, a difference between the triplet energy level (eV) ofthe fourth compound and the singlet energy level (eV) of the fourthcompound may be about 0 eV or higher and 0.5 eV or lower (or, about 0 eVor higher and about 0.3 eV or lower).

In an embodiment, the fourth compound may be a compound including atleast one cyclic group including boron (B) and nitrogen (N) asring-forming atoms.

In an embodiment, the fourth compound may be a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclicgroup-containing compound including at least two condensed cyclic groups(e.g., at least one first ring and at least one second ring) that sharea boron atom (B).

In an embodiment, the fourth compound may include a condensed ring inwhich at least one third ring may be condensed together with at leastone fourth ring,

-   the third ring may be a cyclopentane group, a cyclohexane group, a    cycloheptane group, a cyclooctane group, a cyclopentene group, a    cyclohexene group, a cycloheptene group, a cyclooctene group, an    adamantane group, a norbornene group, a norobornane group, a    bicyclo[1.1.1 ]pentane group, a bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane group, a    bicyclo[2.2.2]octane group, a benzene group, a pyridine group, a    pyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, a pyrazine group, or a    triazine group, and-   the fourth ring may be a 1,2-azaborinine group, a 1,3-azaborinine    group, a 1,4-azaborinine group, a 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborinine group,    a 1,4-oxaborinine group, a 1,4-thiaborinine group, or a    1,4-dihydroborinine group.

In an embodiment, the interlayer may include the fourth compound. Theinterlayer may include, in addition to the first compound and the fourthcompound, the second compound, the third compound, or any combinationthereof.

In an embodiment, the interlayer may include the third compound. In anembodiment, the third compound may not include CBP described herein anda compound represented by mCBP.

The emission layer in the interlayer may include i) the first compound;and ii) the second compound, the third compound, the fourth compound, orany combination thereof.

The emission layer may emit phosphorescence or fluorescence emitted fromthe first compound. In an embodiment, phosphorescence or fluorescenceemitted from the first compound may be blue light.

In an embodiment, the emission layer in the light-emitting device mayinclude the first compound and the second compound, and the firstcompound and the second compound may form an exciplex.

In an embodiment, the emission layer in the light-emitting device mayinclude the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound,and the second compound and the third compound may form an exciplex.

In an embodiment, the emission layer in the light-emitting device mayinclude the first compound and the fourth compound, and the fourthcompound may serve to improve color purity, luminescence efficiency,and/or lifespan characteristics of the light-emitting device.

When at least one compound (for example, the fourth compound) includingboron (B) and nitrogen (N) as ring-forming atoms and the organometalliccompound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 are included together in adopant, the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2may serve as a sensitizer. When the organometallic compound representedby Formula 1-1 or 1-2 serves as a sensitizer, energy of excitonsgenerated in the emission layer may be transferred to the organometalliccompound, the energy may be transferred from the organometallic compoundto another remaining dopant (for example, the fourth compound), and theother remaining dopant may serve as an emitter.

In an embodiment, the second compound may include a compound representedby Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 2,

-   L₆₁ to L₆₃ may each independently be a single bond, a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),-   b61 to b63 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 5,-   X₆₄ may be N or C(R₆₄), X₆₅ may be N or C(R₆₅), X₆₆ may be N or    C(R₆₆), and at least one of X₆₄ to X₆₆ may be N,-   R₆₁ to R₆₆ may respectively be the same as those described in the    present specification, and-   R_(10a) may be the same as described in the present specification.

In an embodiment, the third compound may include a compound representedby Formula 3-1, a compound represented by Formula 3-2, a compoundrepresented by Formula 3-3, a compound represented by Formula 3-4, acompound represented by Formula 3-5, or any combination thereof:

-   wherein, in Formulae 3-1 to 3-5,-   ring CY₇₁ to ring CY₇₄ may each independently be a _(TT)    electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group or a pyridine group,-   X₈₂ may be a single bond, O, S, N-[(L₈₂)_(b82)-R_(82]),    C(R_(82a))(R_(82b)), or Si(R₈₂a)(R_(82b)),-   X₈₃ may be a single bond, O, S, N-[(L₃₃)_(b33)-R_(33]),    C(R_(83a))(R_(83b)), or Si(R_(83a))(R_(83b)),-   X₈₄ may be O, S, N-[(L₈₄)_(b84)-R_(84]), C(R₈₄a)(R_(84b)), or    Si(Rs₄a)(Rs_(4b)),-   X₈₅ may be C or Si,-   L₈₁ to L₈₅ may each independently be a single bond, *—C(Q₄)(Q₅)—*’,    *—Si(Q₄)(Q₅)—*’, a _(TT) electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), or a    pyridine group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), wherein Q₄ and Q₅ may each be understood by referring to    the description of Q₁ provided herein,-   b81 to b85 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 5,-   R₇₁ to R₇₄, R₈₁ to R₈₅, R_(82a), R_(82b), R_(83a), R_(83b), R_(84a),    and R_(84b) may respectively be the same as those described in the    present specification,-   a71 to a74 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 20, and-   R_(10a) may be the same as described in the present specification.

In an embodiment, the fourth compound may be a compound represented byFormula 502, a compound represented by Formula 503, or any combinationthereof:

wherein, in Formulae 502 and 503,

-   ring A₅₀₁ to ring A₅₀₄ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,-   Y₅₀₅ may be O, S, N(R₅₀₅), B(R₅₀₅), C(R_(505a))(R_(505b)), or    Si(R_(505a))(R_(505b)),-   Y₅₀₆ may be O, S, N(R₅₀₆), B(R₅₀₆), C(R_(506a))(R_(506b)), or    Si(R_(506a))(R_(506b)),-   Y₅₀₇ may be O, S, N(R₅₀₇), B(R₅₀₇), C(R_(507a))(R_(507b)), or    Si(R_(507a))(R_(507b)),-   Y₅₀₈ may be O, S, N(R₅₀₈), B(R₅₀₈), C(R₅₀₈a)(R_(508b)), or    Si(R₅₀₈a)(R_(508b)),-   Y₅₁ and Y₅₂ may each independently be B, P(═O), or S(═O),-   R_(500a), R_(500b), R₅₀₁ to R₅₀₈, R_(505a), R_(505b), R_(506a),    R_(506b), R_(507a), R_(507b), R_(508a), and R_(508b) are    respectively the same as those described in the present    specification,-   a501 to a504 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 20, and-   R_(10a) may be the same as described in the present specification.

Description of Formulae 2 to 4

b 61 to b 63 in Formula 2 may respectively indicate the numbers ofL₆₁(s) to L₆₃(_(S)), and b 61 to b63 may each be an integer from 1 to 5.When b 61 is 2 or greater, at least two L₆₁ (s) may be identical to ordifferent from each other, when b 62 is 2 or greater, at least twoL₆₂(_(S)) may be identical to or different from each other, and when b63 is 2 or greater, at least two L₆₃(_(S)) may be identical to ordifferent from each other. In an embodiment, b 61 to b 63 may eachindependently be 1 or 2.

L₆₁ to L₆₃ in Formula 2 may each independently be:

-   a single bond; or-   a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a    phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene    group, a cyclopentadiene group, a furan group, a thiophene group, a    silole group, an indene group, a fluorene group, an indole group, a    carbazole group, a benzofuran group, a dibenzofuran group, a    benzothiophene group, a dibenzothiophene group, a benzosilole group,    a dibenzosilole group, an azafluorene group, an azacarbazole group,    an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an    azadibenzosilole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a    pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline    group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline    group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an    imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isooxazole    group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group,    a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a    benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazole group, a    benzothiadiazole group, a dibenzooxacilline group, a    dibenzothiacilline group, a dibenzodihydroazacilline group, a    dibenzodihydrodicilline group, a dibenzodihydrocilline group, a    dibenzodioxane group, a dibenzooxathiene group, a dibenzooxazine    group, a dibenzopyran group, a dibenzodithiine group, a    dibenzothiazine group, a dibenzothiopyran group, a    dibenzocyclohexadiene group, a dibenzodihydropyridine group, or a    dibenzodihydropyrazine group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl    group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a    triazinyl group, a fluorenyl group, a dimethylfluorenyl group, a    diphenylfluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenylcarbazolyl    group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a    dibenzosilolyl group, a dimethyldibenzosilolyl group, a    diphenyldibenzosilolyl group, —O(Q₃₁), —S(Q₃₁), —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃),    —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —P(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁),    —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination thereof,-   wherein Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, a    C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a    biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group.

In an embodiment, in Formula 2, a bond between L₅₁ and R₅₁, a bondbetween L₅₂ and R₅₂, a bond between L₅₃ and R₅₃, a bond between at leasttwo L₅₁(s), a bond between at least two L₅₂(s), a bond between at leasttwo L₅₃(s), a bond between L₅₁ and a carbon atom between X₅₄ and X₅₅ inFormula 2, a bond between L₅₂ and a carbon atom between X₅₄ and X₅₆ inFormula 2, and a bond between L₅₃ and a carbon atom between X₅₅ and X₅₆in Formula 2 may each be a “carbon-carbon single bond”.

In Formula 2, X₆₄ may be N or C(R₆₄), X₆₅ may be N or C(R₆₅), X₆₆ may beN or C(R₆₆), at least one of X₆₄ to X₆₆ may be N. R₆₄ to R₆₆ mayrespectively be the same as those described in the presentspecification. In an embodiment, two or three of X₆₄ to X₆₆ may each beN.

R₆₁ to R₆₆, R₇₁ to R₇₄, R₈₁ to R₈₅, R_(82a), R_(82b), R_(83a), R_(83b),R_(84a) and R_(84b), R_(500a), R_(500b), R501 to R₅₀₈, R_(505a),R_(505b), R_(506a), R_(506b), R_(507a), R_(507b), R_(508a), and R_(508b)may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),—C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₁), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂). Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively the same asthose described in the present specification.

In an embodiment, i) R₁ to R₅, Z₁₁, Z₁₂, Z₂₁, and Z₂₂ in Formula 1, ii)R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₁, R22, R₃₁ to R₃₄, R₄₁ to R₄₅, R_(5a), R_(5b), R₅₁, and R₅₂in Formulae A1(1) to A1 (32), A1-1 to A1-4, A2-1 to A2-8, A3-1 to A3-15,A4-1 to A4-32, CY1(a), CY1-1, and CY1-2, iii) R₅₁ to R₅₆, R₇₁ to R₇₄,R₈₁ to R₈₅, R_(82a), R_(82b), R_(83a), R_(83b), R_(84a) and R_(84b),R_(500a), R_(500b), R₅₀₁ to R₅₀₈, R_(505a), R_(505b), R_(506a),R_(506b), R_(507a), R_(507b), R_(508a), and R_(508b) in Formulae 2, 3-1to 3-5, 502, and 503, and iv) R_(10a) may each independently be:

-   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano    group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, or a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy    group;

-   a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group or a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl    group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group,    a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl    group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, or any combination    thereof;

-   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a    cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀    alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a    phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a    triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl    group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a    pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an    oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl    group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl    group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a    quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a    benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl    group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an    azadibenzofuranyl group, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an    azafluorenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, or a group    represented by Formula 91, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl    group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl    group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl    group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl    group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group,    a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a    fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a    fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a    chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl    group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an    isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a    pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a    pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an    indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an    isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group,    a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a    phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group,    a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl    group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl    group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl    group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, —O(Q31), —S(Q31), —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃),    —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —P(Q31)(Q32), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁),    —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination thereof; or

-   —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and

-   Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be:    -   —CH₃, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CD₃, —CH₂CD₂H, —CH₂CDH₂,        —CHDCH₃, —CHDCD₂H, —CHDCDH₂, —CHDCD₃, —CD₂CD₃, —CD₂CD₂H, or        —CD₂CDH₂; or

-   an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an    isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl    group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group,    a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group,    each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl    group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a    pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a    triazinyl group, or any combination thereof:

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-   wherein, in Formula 91,

-   ring CY₉₁ and ring CY₉₂ may each independently be a C₅-C₃₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),

-   X₉₁ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₉₁), B(R₉₁), C(R_(91a))(R_(91b)),    or Si(R_(91a))(R_(91b)),

-   R₉₁, R_(91a), and R_(91b) may respectively be understood by    referring to the descriptions of R₈₂, R_(82a), and R_(82b) provided    herein,

-   R_(10a) may be the same as described in the present specification,    and

-   * indicates a binding site to an adjacent atom.

In an embodiment, in Formula 91,

-   ring CY₉₁ and ring CY₉₂ may each independently be a benzene group, a    pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine    group, or a triazine group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    at least one R_(10a), and-   R₉₁, R_(91a), and R_(91b) may each independently be selected from:-   hydrogen or a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group; or-   a phenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a    pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a    phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a triazinyl group, or    any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, i) R1 to R₅, Z11, Z12, Z21, and Z22 in Formula 1, ii)R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₁, R₂₂, R₃₁ to R₃₄, R₄₁ to R₄₅, R_(5a), R_(5b), R₅₁, and R₅₂in Formulae A1(1) to A1 (32), A1-1 to A1-4, A2-1 to A2-8, A3-1 to A3-15,A4-1 to A4-32, CY1(a), CY1-1, and CY1-2, iii) R₅₁ to R₅₆, R₇₁ to R₇₄,R₈₁ to R₈₅, R_(82a), R_(82b), R_(83a), R_(83b), R_(84a) and R_(84b),R_(500a), R_(500b), R₅₀₁ to R₅₀₈, R_(505a), R_(505b), R_(506a),R_(506b), R_(507a), R_(507b), R_(508a), and R_(508b) in Formulae 2, 3-1to 3-5, 502, and 503, and iv) R_(10a) may each independently be:

-   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a nitro group, —CH₃, —CD₃,    —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂, groups represented by one of    Formulae 9-1 to 9-19, groups represented by one of Formulae 10-1 to    10-246, —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), wherein    Q₁ to Q₃ may respectively be understood by referring to the    descriptions of Q₁ to Q₃ provided herein:

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In Formulae 3-1 to 3-5, 502, and 503, a71 to a74 and a501 to a504 mayrespectively indicate the number of R₇₁(s) to R₇₄(s) and R₅₀₁(s) toR₅₀₄(s), and a71 to a74 and a501 to a504 may each independently be aninteger from 0 to 20. When a71 is 2 or greater, at least two R₇₁(s) maybe identical to or different from each other, when a72 is 2 or greater,at least two R₇₂(s) may be identical to or different from each other,when a73 is 2 or greater, at least two R₇₃(s) may be identical to ordifferent from each other, when a74 is 2 or greater, may be identical toor different from each other R₇₄(s) may be identical to or differentfrom each other, when a501 is 2 or greater, at least two R₅₀₁(s) may beidentical to or different from each other, when a502 is 2 or greater, atleast two R₅₀₂(s) may be identical to or different from each other, whena503 is 2 or greater, at least two R₅₀₃(s) may be identical to ordifferent from each other, and when a504 is 2 or greater, at least twoR₅₀₄(s) may be identical to or different from each other. a71 to a74 anda501 to a504 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 8.

In some embodiments, in Formula 2, the group represented by*-(L₆₁)_(b61)-R₆₁ and the group represented by *-(L₆₂)_(b62)-R₆₂ may notbe a phenyl group.

In some embodiments, in Formula 2, the group represented by*-(L₆₁)_(b61)-R₆₁ may be identical to the group represented by*-(L₆₂)_(b62)-R₆₂.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 2, the group represented by*-(L₆₁)_(b61)-R₆₁ and the group represented by *-(L₆₂)_(b62)-R₆₂ may bedifferent from each other.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 2, b61 and b62 may each be 1, 2,or 3, L₆₁ and L₆₂ may each independently be a benzene group, a pyridinegroup, a pyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, a pyrazine group, or atriazine group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a).

In some embodiments, in Formula 2, R₆₁ and R₆₂ may each independently bea C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at leastone R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),or —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),

wherein Q₁ to Q₃ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group ora C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, each unsubstituted or substituted withdeuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment,

-   in Formula 2, the group represented by *-(Le₁)_(b61)-R₆₁ may be a    group represented by one of Formulae CY51-1 to CY51-26,

-   in Formula 2, the group represented by *-(L₆₂)_(b62)-R₆₂ may be a    group represented by one of Formulae CY52-1 to CY52-26, and/or

-   in Formula 2, the group represented by *-(L₆₃)_(b63)-R₆₃ may be a    group represented by one of Formulae CY53-1 to CY53-27,    —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), or —Si(Q₁₎(Q₂)(Q₃)—

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-   Y₆₃ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₆₃), B(R₆₃), C(R_(63a))(R_(63b)),    or Si(R_(63a))(R_(63b)),

-   Y₆₄ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₆₄), B(R₆₄), C(R_(64a))(R_(64b)),    or Si(R_(64a))(R_(64b)),

-   Y₆₇ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₆₇), B(R₆₇), C(R_(67a))(R_(67b)),    or Si(R_(67a))(R_(67b)),

-   Y₆₈ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₆₈), B(R₆₈), C(R_(68a))(R_(68b)),    or Si(R_(68a))(R_(68b)),

-   each of Y₆₃ and Y₆₄ in Formulae CY51-16 and CY51-17 may not be a    single bond,

-   each of Y₆₇ and Y₆₈ in Formulae CY52-16 and CY52-17 may not be a    single bond,

-   R_(51a) to R_(51e), R₆₁ to R₆₄, R_(63a), R_(63b), R_(64a), and    R_(64b) may each be understood by referring to the description of    R₅₁, and R_(51a) to R_(51e) may not each be hydrogen,

-   R_(52a) to R_(52e), R₆₅ to R₆₈, R_(67a), R_(67b), R_(68a), and    R_(68b) may each be understood by referring to the description of    R₅₂, and R_(52a) to R_(52e) may not each be hydrogen,

-   R_(53a) to R_(53e), R_(69a), and R_(69b) may each be understood by    referring to the description of R₅₃, and R_(53a) to R_(53e) may not    each be hydrogen, and

-   * indicates a binding site to an adjacent atom.

In an embodiment,

R_(51a) to R_(51e) and R_(52a) to R_(52e) in Formulae CY51-1 to CY51-26and Formulae CY52-1 to 52-26 may each independently be:

-   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a    cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀    alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a    phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a    triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl    group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a    pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an    oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl    group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl    group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a    quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a    quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a    carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a    benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl    group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl    group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group,    a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl    group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an    azadibenzofuranyl group, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an    azafluorenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, or a group    represented by Formula 91, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl    group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl    group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl    group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl    group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group,    a biphenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkylphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a    fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a    fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a    chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl    group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an    isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a    pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a    pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an    indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an    isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group,    a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a    phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group,    a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl    group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl    group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl    group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, or any combination thereof; or-   —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃) or —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),-   wherein Q₁ to Q₃ may each independently be a phenyl group, a    naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a    pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a triazinyl group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a    phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a triazinyl group, or    any combination thereof,-   in Formulae CY51-16 and CY51-17, i) Y₆₃ may be O or S and Y₆₄ may be    Si(R_(64a))(R_(64b)), or ii) Y₆₃ may be Si(R_(63a))(R_(63b)) and Y₆₄    may be O or S, and-   in Formulae CY52-16 and CY52-17, i) Y₆₇ may be O or S, and Y₆₈ may    be Si(R_(68a))(R_(68b)), or ii) Y₆₇ may be Si(R_(67a))(R_(67b)), and    Y₆₈ may be O or S.

In an embodiment, L₈₁ to L₈₅ in Formulae 3-1 to 3-5 may eachindependently be:

-   a single bond; or-   *—C(Q₄)(Q₅)—*’ or *—Si(Q₄)(Q₅)—*’; or a benzene group, a naphthalene    group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene    group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a    furan group, a thiophene group, a silole group, an indene group, a    fluorene group, an indole group, a carbazole group, a benzofuran    group, a dibenzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a    dibenzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group,    an azafluorene group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzofuran    group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzosilole group, a    pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine    group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a    quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a    pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole    group, an oxazole group, an isooxazole group, a thiazole group, an    isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a    benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a    benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazole group, or a benzothiadiazole    group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl,    —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀    alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl    group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a triazinyl group, a    fluorenyl group, a dimethylfluorenyl group, a diphenylfluorenyl    group, a carbazolyl group, a phenylcarbazolyl group, a    dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl    group, a dimethyldibenzosilolyl group, a diphenyldibenzosilolyl    group, —O(Q₃₁), —S(Q₃₁), —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),    —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —P(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁),    —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination thereof,-   wherein Q₄, Q₅, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be hydrogen,    deuterium, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl    group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a    pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, or a    triazinyl group.

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in Formulae 3-1 and 3-2 may be represented by one of Formulae CY71-1(1)to CY71-1(8),

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-   X₈₁ to X₈₅, L₈₁, b81, R₈₁, and R₈₅ may respectively be the same as    those described in the present specification,

-   X₈₆ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₈₆), B(R₈₆), C(R_(86a))(R_(86b)),    or Si(R_(86a))(R_(86b)),

-   X₈₇ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₈₇), B(R₈₇), C(R_(87a))(R_(87b)),    or Si(R_(87a))(R_(87b)),

-   in Formulae CY71-1(1) to CY71-1(8) and CY71-4(1) to CY71-4(32), X₈₆    and X₈₇ may not be a single bond at the same time,

-   X₈₈ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₈₈), B(R₈₈), C(R_(88a))(R_(88b)),    or Si(R_(88a))(R_(88b)),

-   X₈₉ may be a single bond, O, S, N(R₈₉), B(R₈₉), C(R_(89a))(R_(89b)),    or Si(R_(89a))(R_(89b)),

-   in Formulae CY71-2(1) to CY71-2(8), CY71-3(1) to CY71-3(32), and    CY71-5(1) to CY71-5(8), X₈₈ and X₈₉ may not be a single bond at the    same time, and

-   R₈₆ to R₈₉, R_(86a), R_(86b), R_(87a), R_(87b), R_(88a), R_(88b),    R_(89a), and R_(89b) may each be understood by referring to the    description of R₈₁ provided herein.

Examples of the Second Compound, the Third Compound, and the FourthCompound

In one or more embodiments, the second compound may include at least oneof Compounds ETH1 to ETH84:

In an embodiment, the third compound may include at least one ofCompounds HTH1 to HTH52:

In an embodiment, the fourth compound may include at least one ofCompounds DFD1 to DFD12:

In the above Compounds, “Ph” represents a phenyl group, “D₅” representssubstitution with five deuterium atoms (e.g., five hydrogen atoms arereplaced with five deuterium atoms), and “D₄” represents substitutionwith four deuterium atoms (e.g., four hydrogen atoms are replaced withfour deuterium atoms). For example, a group represented by

may be identical to a group represented by

In some embodiments, the light-emitting device may satisfy at least oneof Conditions 1 to 4:

-   Condition 1    -   LUMO energy level (eV) of the third compound > LUMO energy level        (eV) of the first compound-   Condition 2    -   LUMO energy level (eV) of the first compound > LUMO energy level        (eV) of the second compound-   Condition 3    -   HOMO energy level (eV) of the first compound > HOMO energy level        (eV) of the third compound-   Condition 4    -   HOMO energy level (eV) of the third compound > HOMO energy level        (eV) of the second compound

The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and (lowest unoccupiedmolecular orbital) LUMO energy levels of the first compound, the secondcompound, and the third compound may each be a negative value, and theHOMO and LUMO energy levels may each be an actual measurement value; ora value evaluated or calculated according to a density functional theory(DFT) method.

In one or more embodiments, the absolute value of a difference betweenthe LUMO energy level of the first compound and the LUMO energy level ofthe second compound may be about 0.1 eV or higher and about 1.0 eV orlower, the absolute value of a difference between the LUMO energy levelof the first compound and the LUMO energy level of the third compoundmay be about 0.1 eV or higher and about 1.0 eV or lower, the absolutevalue of a difference between the HOMO energy level of the firstcompound and the HOMO energy level of the second compound may be 1.25 eVor lower (e.g., about 1.25 eV or lower and about 0.2 eV or higher), andthe absolute value of a difference between the HOMO energy level of thefirst compound and the HOMO energy level of the third compound may be1.25 eV or lower (e.g., about 1.25 eV or lower and about 0.2 eV orhigher).

When the relationships between LUMO energy level and HOMO energy levelsatisfy the conditions as described above, the balance between holes andelectrons injected into the emission layer can be made.

The light-emitting device may have a structure of a first embodiment ora second embodiment. The first embodiment or the second embodiment isthe same as described in the present specification.

Descriptions of First Embodiment

According to the first embodiment, the first compound may be included inan emission layer in an interlayer of a light-emitting device, whereinthe emission layer may further include a host, the first compound may bedifferent from the host, and the emission layer may emit phosphorescenceor fluorescence from the first compound. For example, according to thefirst embodiment, the first compound may be a dopant or an emitter. Insome embodiments, the first compound may be a phosphorescent dopant or aphosphorescence emitter.

Phosphorescence or fluorescence emitted from the first compound may beblue light.

The emission layer may further include an ancillary dopant. Theancillary dopant may serve to improve luminescence efficiency from thefirst compound by effectively transferring energy to a dopant or thefirst compound as an emitter.

The ancillary dopant may be different from the first compound and thehost.

In some embodiments, the ancillary dopant may be a delayedfluorescence-emitting compound.

In some embodiments, the ancillary dopant may be a compound including atleast one cyclic group including boron (B) and nitrogen (N) asring-forming atoms.

Descriptions of Second Embodiment

According to the second embodiment, the first compound may be includedin an emission layer in an interlayer of a light-emitting device,wherein the emission layer may further include a host and a dopant, thefirst compound may be different from the host and the dopant, and theemission layer may emit phosphorescence or fluorescence (e.g., delayedfluorescence) from the dopant.

In an embodiment, the first compound in the second embodiment may serveas an ancillary dopant that transfers energy to a dopant (or anemitter), not as a dopant.

In some embodiments, the first compound in the second embodiment mayserve as an emitter and as an ancillary dopant that transfers energy toa dopant (or an emitter).

In an embodiment, phosphorescence or fluorescence emitted from thedopant (or the emitter) in the second embodiment may be bluephosphorescence or blue fluorescence (e.g., blue delayed fluorescence).

The dopant (or the emitter) in the second embodiment may be aphosphorescent dopant material (e.g., the organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1, the organometallic compound represented byFormula 401, or any combination thereof) or any suitable fluorescentdopant material (e.g., the compound represented by Formula 501, thecompound represented by Formula 502, the compound represented by Formula503, or any combination thereof).

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the blue light may beblue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range of about 430nanometers (nm) to about 490 nm, about 430 nm to about 485 nm, about 440nm to about 475 nm, or about 455 nm to about 470 nm.

The ancillary dopant in the first embodiment may include, e.g. thefourth compound represented by Formula 502 or 503.

The host in the first embodiment and the second embodiment may be anysuitable host material (e.g., the compound represented by Formula 301,the compound represented by 301-1, the compound represented by Formula301-2, or any combination thereof).

In some embodiments, the host in the first embodiment and the secondembodiment may be the second compound, the third compound, or anycombination thereof.

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may further include at leastone of a first capping layer outside the first electrode and/or a secondcapping layer outside the second electrode, and the at least one of thefirst capping layer and/or the second capping layer may include theorganometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2. More detailsfor the first capping layer and/or second capping layer are the same asdescribed in the present specification.

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may further include:

-   a first capping layer outside the first electrode and including the    organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2;-   a second capping layer outside the second electrode and including    the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2; or-   the first capping layer and the second capping layer (each including    the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2).

The wording “(interlayer and/or capping layer) includes anorganometallic compound” as used herein may be understood as“(interlayer and/or capping layer) may include one kind oforganometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 or twodifferent kinds of organometallic compounds, each represented by Formula1-1 or 1-2.”

In an embodiment, the interlayer and/or capping layer may includeCompound 1 only as the organometallic compound. In this regard, Compound1 may be present in the emission layer of the light-emitting device. Inone or more embodiments, the interlayer may include, as theorganometallic compound, Compound 1 and Compound 2. In this regard,Compound 1 and Compound 2 may be present in the same layer (for example,all of Compound 1 and Compound 2 may be present in the emission layer),or may be present in different layers (for example, Compound 1 may bepresent in the emission layer, and Compound 2 may be present in theelectron transport region).

The term “interlayer,” as used herein, refers to a single layer and/orall of a plurality of layers between the first electrode and the secondelectrode of the light-emitting device.

Description of FIG. 1

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device 10according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The light-emitting device10 includes a first electrode 110, an interlayer 130, and a secondelectrode 150.

Hereinafter, a structure of the light-emitting device 10 according to anembodiment and a method of manufacturing the light-emitting device 10will be described in connection with FIG. 1 .

First Electrode 110

In FIG. 1 , a substrate may be additionally under the first electrode110 or above the second electrode 150. As the substrate, a glasssubstrate and/or a plastic substrate may be used. In an embodiment, thesubstrate may be a flexible substrate, and may include plastics havingexcellent heat resistance and durability, such as polyimide,polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, polyethylenenaphthalate, polyarylate (PAR), polyetherimide, or any combinationthereof.

The first electrode 110 may be formed by, for example, depositing and/orsputtering a material for forming the first electrode 110 on thesubstrate. When the first electrode 110 is an anode, a material forforming the first electrode 110 may be a high work function materialthat facilitates injection of holes.

The first electrode 110 may be a reflective electrode, asemi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. When the firstelectrode 110 is a transmissive electrode, a material for forming thefirst electrode 110 may include indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zincoxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), zinc oxide (ZnO), or any combinationsthereof. In one or more embodiments, when the first electrode 110 is asemi-transmissive electrode or a reflective electrode, magnesium (Mg),silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca),magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), or any combinationsthereof may be used as a material for forming a first electrode.

The first electrode 110 may have a single-layered structure consistingof a single layer or a multilayer structure including a plurality oflayers. In an embodiment, the first electrode 110 may have athree-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO.

Interlayer 130

The interlayer 130 may be on the first electrode 110. The interlayer 130may include an emission layer.

The interlayer 130 may further include a hole transport region betweenthe first electrode 110 and the emission layer and an electron transportregion between the emission layer and the second electrode 150.

The interlayer 130 may further include metal-containing compounds suchas organometallic compounds, inorganic materials such as quantum dots,and/or the like, in addition to various suitable organic materials.

In one or more embodiments, the interlayer 130 may include, i) two ormore emitting units sequentially stacked between the first electrode 110and the second electrode 150, and ii) a charge generation layer betweenthe two emitting units. When the interlayer 130 includes emitting unitsand a charge generation layer as described above, the light-emittingdevice 10 may be a tandem light-emitting device.

Hole Transport Region in Interlayer 130

The hole transport region may have: i) a single-layered structureconsisting of a single layer consisting of a single material, ii) asingle-layered structure consisting of a single layer consisting of aplurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structureincluding a plurality of layers including different materials.

The hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a holetransport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blockinglayer, or any combination thereof.

For example, the hole transport region may have a multi-layeredstructure including a hole injection layer/hole transport layerstructure, a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/emissionauxiliary layer structure, a hole injection layer/emission auxiliarylayer structure, a hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layerstructure, or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electronblocking layer structure, the layers of each structure being stackedsequentially from the first electrode 110.

The hole transport region may include a compound represented by Formula201, a compound represented by Formula 202, or any combination thereof:

wherein, in Formulae 201 and 202,

-   L₂₀₁ to L₂₀₄ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   L₂₀₅ may be *—O—*’, *—S—*’, *—N(Q₂₀₁)—*’, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylene group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₂₀    alkenylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),-   xa1 to xa4 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 5,-   xa5 may be an integer from 1 to 10,-   R₂₀₁ to R₂₀₄ and Q₂₀₁ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic    group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), or a    C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least    one R_(10a),-   R₂₀₁ and R₂₀₂ may optionally be linked to each other, via a single    bond, a C₁-C₅ alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), or a C₂-C₅ alkenylene group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), to form a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclic    group (for example, a carbazole group or the like) unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a) (for example, Compound HT16),-   R₂₀₃ and R₂₀₄ may optionally be linked to each other via a single    bond, a C₁-C₅ alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), or a C₂-C₅ alkenylene group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), to form a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclic    group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), and-   na1 may be an integer from 1 to 4.

In an embodiment, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may include at least oneof groups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY217.

wherein in Formulae CY201 to CY217, R_(10b) and R_(10c) may each be thesame as described with respect to R_(10a), ring CY₂₀₁ to ring CY₂₀₄ mayeach independently be a C₃-C₂₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₂₀heterocyclic group, and at least one hydrogen in Formulae CY201 to CY217may be unsubstituted or substituted with R_(10a) as described above.

In an embodiment, ring CY₂₀₁ to ring CY₂₀₄ in Formulae CY201 to CY217may each independently be a benzene group, a naphthalene group, aphenanthrene group, or an anthracene group.

In an embodiment, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may include at least oneof groups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY203.

In an embodiment, Formula 201 may include at least one of groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY203 and at least one of groupsrepresented by Formulae CY204 to CY217.

In an embodiment, xa1 in Formula 201 may be 1, R₂₀₁ may be a grouprepresented by one of Formulae CY201 to CY203, xa2 may be 0, and R₂₀₂may be a group represented by one of Formulae CY204 to CY207.

In an embodiment, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY203.

In an embodiment, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY203, and may include at least one ofgroups represented by Formulae CY204 to CY217.

In an embodiment, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY217.

In an embodiment, the hole transport region may include one of CompoundsHT1 to HT46, m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB(NPD), β-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD,Spiro-NPB, methylated NPB, TAPC, HMTPD,4,4',4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA),polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA),poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS),polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA),polyaniline/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS), or any combinationthereof:

A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 50 Åto about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 4,000 Å. When thehole transport region includes a hole injection layer, a hole transportlayer, or any combination thereof, a thickness of the hole injectionlayer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 9,000 Å, for example,about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and a thickness of the hole transportlayer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, for example,about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transportregion, the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer are withinthese ranges, suitable or satisfactory hole-transporting characteristicsmay be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The emission auxiliary layer may increase light-emission efficiency bycompensating for an optical resonance distance according to thewavelength of light emitted by an emission layer, and the electronblocking layer may block or reduce the leakage of electrons from anemission layer to a hole transport region. Materials that may beincluded in the hole transport region may be included in the emissionauxiliary layer and the electron blocking layer.

P-Dopant

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to thesematerials, a charge-generation material for the improvement ofconductive properties (e.g., electrically conductive properties). Thecharge-generation material may be uniformly or non-uniformly dispersedin the hole transport region (for example, in the form of a single layerconsisting of a charge-generation material).

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant.

In an embodiment, a LUMO energy level of the p-dopant may be about -3.5eV or less.

In an embodiment, the p-dopant may include a quinone derivative, a cyanogroup-containing compound, a compound containing element EL1 and elementEL2, or any combination thereof.

Examples of the quinone derivative may include TCNQ, F4-TCNQ, and thelike.

Examples of the cyano group-containing compound may include HAT-CN, acompound represented by Formula 221 below, and the like.

In Formula 221,

-   R₂₂₁ to R₂₂₃ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), and-   at least one of R₂₂₁ to R₂₂₃ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, each substituted    with: a cyano group; —F; —Cl; —Br; —l; a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group    substituted with a cyano group, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, or any combination    thereof; or any combination thereof.

In the compound containing element EL1 and element EL2, element EL1 maybe metal, metalloid, or a combination thereof, and element EL2 may benon-metal, metalloid, or a combination thereof.

Examples of the metal may include: an alkali metal (for example, lithium(Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), etc.); analkaline earth metal (for example, beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg),calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), etc.); a transition metal(for example, titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), vanadium (V),niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten(W), manganese (Mn), technetium (Tc), rhenium (Re), iron (Fe), ruthenium(Ru), osmium (Os), cobalt (Co), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), nickel (Ni),palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au),etc.); a post-transition metal (for example, zinc (Zn), indium (In), tin(Sn), etc.); and a lanthanide metal (for example, lanthanum (La), cerium(Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm),europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium(Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), etc.).

Examples of the metalloid may include silicon (Si), antimony (Sb), andtellurium (Te).

Examples of the non-metal may include oxygen (O) and halogen (forexample, F, Cl, Br, I, etc.).

In an embodiment, examples of the compound containing element EL1 andelement EL2 may include metal oxide, metal halide (for example, metalfluoride, metal chloride, metal bromide, or metal iodide), metalloidhalide (for example, metalloid fluoride, metalloid chloride, metalloidbromide, or metalloid iodide), metal telluride, or any combinationthereof.

Examples of the metal oxide may include tungsten oxide (for example, WO,W₂O₃, WO₂, WO₃, W₂O₅, etc.), vanadium oxide (for example, VO, V₂O₃, VO₂,V₂O₅, etc.), molybdenum oxide (MoO, Mo₂O₃, MoO₂, MoO₃, Mo₂O₅, etc.), andrhenium oxide (for example, ReO₃, etc.).

Examples of the metal halide may include alkali metal halide, alkalineearth metal halide, transition metal halide, post-transition metalhalide, and lanthanide metal halide.

Examples of the alkali metal halide may include LiF, NaF, KF, RbF, CsF,LiCl, NaCl, KCl, RbCl, CsCl, LiBr, NaBr, KBr, RbBr, CsBr, Lil, Nal, Kl,Rbl, and Csl.

Examples of the alkaline earth metal halide may include BeF₂, MgF₂,CaF₂, SrF₂, BaF₂, BeCl₂, MgCl₂, CaCl₂, SrCl₂, BaCl₂, BeBr₂, MgBr₂,CaBr₂, SrBr₂, BaBr₂, Bel₂, Mgl₂, Cal₂, Srl₂, and Bal₂.

Examples of the transition metal halide may include titanium halide (forexample, TiF₄, TiCl₄, TiBr₄, Til₄, etc.), zirconium halide (for example,ZrF₄, ZrCl₄, ZrBr₄, Zrl₄, etc.), hafnium halide (for example, HfF₄,HfCl₄, HfBr₄, Hfl₄, etc.), vanadium halide (for example, VF₃, VCl₃,VBr₃, Vl₃, etc.), niobium halide (for example, NbF₃, NbCl₃, NbBr₃, Nbl₃,etc.), tantalum halide (for example, TaF₃, TaCl₃, TaBr₃, Tals, etc.),chromium halide (for example, CrF₃, CrCl₃, CrBr₃, Crl₃, etc.),molybdenum halide (for example, MoF₃, MoCl₃, MoBr₃, Mols, etc.),tungsten halide (for example, WF₃, WCl₃, WBr₃, Wl₃, etc.), manganesehalide (for example, MnF₂, MnCl₂, MnBr₂, Mnl₂, etc.), technetium halide(for example, TcF₂, TcCl₂, TcBr₂, Tcl₂, etc.), rhenium halide (forexample, ReF₂, ReCl₂, ReBr₂, Rel₂, etc.), iron halide (for example,FeF₂, FeCl₂, FeBr₂, Fel₂, etc.), ruthenium halide (for example, RuF₂,RuCl₂, RuBr₂, Rul₂, etc.), osmium halide (for example, OsF₂, OsCl₂,OsBr₂, Osl₂, etc.), cobalt halide (for example, CoF₂, CoCl₂, CoBr₂,Col₂, etc.), rhodium halide (for example, RhF₂, RhCl₂, RhBr₂, Rhl₂,etc.), iridium halide (for example, IrF₂, IrCl₂, IrBr₂, Irl₂, etc.),nickel halide (for example, NiF₂, NiCl₂, NiBr₂, Nil₂, etc.), palladiumhalide (for example, PdF₂, PdCl₂, PdBr₂, Pdl₂, etc.), platinum halide(for example, PtF₂, PtCl₂, PtBr₂, Ptl₂, etc.), copper halide (forexample, CuF, CuCl, CuBr, Cul, etc.), silver halide (for example, AgF,AgCl, AgBr, Agl, etc.), and gold halide (for example, AuF, AuCl, AuBr,Aul, etc.).

Examples of the post-transition metal halide may include zinc halide(for example, ZnF₂, ZnCl₂, ZnBr₂, Znl₂, etc.), indium halide (forexample, Inl₃, etc.), and tin halide (for example, Snl₂, etc.).

Examples of the lanthanide metal halide may include YbF, YbF₂, YbF₃,SmF₃, YbCl, YbCl₂, YbCl₃ SmCl₃, YbBr, YbBr₂, YbBr₃, SmBr₃, Ybl, Ybl₂,Ybl₃, and Sml₃.

Examples of the metalloid halide may include antimony halide (forexample, SbCl₅, etc.).

Examples of the metal telluride may include alkali metal telluride (forexample, Li₂Te, Na₂Te, K₂Te, Rb₂Te, Cs₂Te, etc.), alkaline earth metaltelluride (for example, BeTe, MgTe, CaTe, SrTe, BaTe, etc.), transitionmetal telluride (for example, TiTe2, ZrTe2, HfTe2, V₂Te₃, Nb2Tes,Ta₂Te₃, Cr₂Te₃, Mo2Tes, W₂Te₃, MnTe, TcTe, ReTe, FeTe, RuTe, OsTe, CoTe,RhTe, IrTe, NiTe, PdTe, PtTe, Cu₂Te, CuTe, Ag₂Te, AgTe, Au₂Te, etc.),post-transition metal telluride (for example, ZnTe, etc.), andlanthanide metal telluride (for example, LaTe, CeTe, PrTe, NdTe, PmTe,EuTe, GdTe, TbTe, DyTe, HoTe, ErTe, TmTe, YbTe, LuTe, etc.).

Emission Layer in Interlayer 130

When the light-emitting device 10 is a full-color light-emitting device,the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a greenemission layer, and/or a blue emission layer, according to a sub-pixel.In an embodiment, the emission layer may have a stacked structure of twoor more layers of a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and ablue emission layer, in which the two or more layers contact each other(e.g., physically contact each other) or are separated from each other(e.g., are spaced apart from each other). In one or more embodiments,the emission layer may include two or more materials of a redlight-emitting material, a green light-emitting material, and a bluelight-emitting material, in which the two or more materials are mixedtogether with each other in a single layer to emit white light.

The emission layer may include a host and a dopant. The dopant mayinclude a phosphorescent dopant, a fluorescent dopant, or anycombination thereof.

An amount of the dopant in the emission layer may be from about 0.01parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weightof the host.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may include a quantum dot.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may include a delayed fluorescencematerial. The delayed fluorescence material may act as a host or adopant in the emission layer.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å toabout 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When thethickness of the emission layer is within the above ranges, excellentlight-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantialincrease in driving voltage.

Host

The host may include a compound represented by Formula 301 below:

wherein, in Formula 301,

-   Ar₃₀₁ and L₃₀₁ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   xb11 may be 1, 2, or 3,-   xb1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,-   R₃₀₁ may be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, a hydroxyl group,    a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),—Si(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂)(Q₃₀₃), —N(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂), —B(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),    —C(═O)(Q₃₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₀₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),-   xb21 may be an integer from 1 to 5, and-   Q₃₀₁ to Q₃₀₃ are the same as described in connection with Q₁.

In an embodiment, when xb11 in Formula 301 is 2 or more, two or more ofAr₃₀₁(s) may be linked to each other via a single bond.

In an embodiment, the host may include a compound represented by Formula301-1, a compound represented by Formula 301-2, or any combinationthereof:

wherein, in Formulae 301-1 and 301-2,

-   ring A₃₀₁ to ring A₃₀₄ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),-   X₃₀₁ may be O, S, N-[(L₃₀₄)_(xb4)-R₃₀₄], C(R₃₀₄)(R₃₀₅), or    Si(R₃₀₄)(R₃₀₅),-   xb22 and xb23 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2,-   L₃₀₁, xb1, and R₃₀₁ are the same as described in the present    specification,-   L₃₀₂ to L₃₀₄ are each independently the same as described in    connection with L₃₀₁,-   xb2 to xb4 are each independently the same as described in    connection with xb1, and-   R₃₀₂ to R₃₀₅ and R₃₁₁ to R₃₁₄ are the same as described in    connection with R₃₀₁.

In an embodiment, the host may include an alkali earth metal complex, apost-transition metal complex, or a combination thereof. In anembodiment, the host may include a Be complex (for example, CompoundH55), an Mg complex, a Zn complex, or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the host may include one of Compounds H1 to H124,9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (ADN),2-methyl-9,10-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene (MADN),9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)-2-t-butyl-anthracene (TBADN),4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (CBP), 1,3-di-9-carbazolylbenzene(mCP), 1,3,5-tri(carbazol-9-yl)benzene (TCP), or any combinationthereof:

Phosphorescent Dopant

The phosphorescent dopant may include at least one transition metal as acentral metal atom.

The phosphorescent dopant may include a monodentate ligand, a bidentateligand, a tridentate ligand, a tetradentate ligand, a pentadentateligand, a hexadentate ligand, or any combination thereof.

The phosphorescent dopant may be electrically neutral.

In an embodiment, the phosphorescent dopant may include anorganometallic compound represented by Formula 401:

wherein, in Formulae 401 and 402,

-   M may be a transition metal (for example, iridium (Ir), platinum    (Pt), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), gold (Au), hafnium    (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), rhodium (Rh), rhenium (Re), or    thulium (Tm)),-   L₄₀₁ may be a ligand represented by Formula 402, and xc1 may be 1,    2, or 3, wherein, when xc1 is two or more, two or more of L₄₀₁(s)    may be identical to or different from each other,-   L₄₀₂ may be an organic ligand, and xc2 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4,    wherein, when xc2 is 2 or more, two or more of L₄₀₂(s) may be    identical to or different from each other,-   X₄₀₁ and X₄₀₂ may each independently be nitrogen or carbon,-   ring A₄₀₁ and ring A₄₀₂ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,-   T₄₀₁ may be a single bond, *—O—*’, *—S—*’, *—C(═O)—*’, *—N(Q₄₁₁)—*’,    *—C(Q₄₁₁)(Q₄₁₂)—*’, *—C(Q₄₁₁)═C(Q₄₁₂)—*’, *—C(Q₄₁₁)═*’, or    *═C(Q₄₁₁)═*’,-   X₄₀₃ and X₄₀₄ may each independently be a chemical bond (for    example, a covalent bond or a coordinate bond), O, S, N(Q₄₁₃),    B(Q₄₁₃), P(Q₄₁₃), C(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄), or Si(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄),-   Q₄₁₁ to Q₄₁₄ are the same as described in connection with Q₁,-   R₄₀₁ and R₄₀₂ may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F,    —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a    C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),    —Si(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂)(Q₄₀₃), —N(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —B(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₄₀₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₄₀₁), or —P(═O)(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂),-   Q₄₀₁ to Q₄₀₃ are the same as described in connection with Q₁,-   xc11 and xc12 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 10, and-   * and *’ in Formula 402 each indicate a binding site to M in Formula    401.

In an embodiment, in Formula 402, i) X₄₀₁ may be nitrogen, and X₄₀₂ maybe carbon, or ii) each of X₄₀₁ and X₄₀₂ may be nitrogen.

In an embodiment, when xc1 in Formula 402 is 2 or more, two ring A₄₀₁ intwo or more of L₄₀₁(s) may be optionally linked to each other via T₄₀₂,which is a linking group, and two ring A₄₀₂ may optionally be linked toeach other via T₄₀₃, which is a linking group (see Compounds PD1 to PD4and PD7). T₄₀₂ and T₄₀₃ are the same as described in connection withT₄₀₁.

L₄₀₂ in Formula 401 may be an organic ligand. In an embodiment, L₄₀₂ mayinclude a halogen group, a diketone group (for example, anacetylacetonate group), a carboxylic acid group (for example, apicolinate group), —C(═O), an isonitrile group, —CN group, a phosphorusgroup (for example, a phosphine group, a phosphite group, etc.), or anycombination thereof.

The phosphorescent dopant may include, for example, one of compounds PD1to PD39, or any combination thereof:

Fluorescent Dopant

The fluorescent dopant may include an amine group-containing compound, astyryl group-containing compound, or any combination thereof.

wherein, in Formula 501,

-   Ar₅₀₁, L₅₀₁ to L₅₀₃, R₅₀₁, and R₅₀₂ may each independently be a    C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least    one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a),-   xd1 to xd3 may each independently be 0, 1, 2, or 3, and-   xd4 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

In an embodiment, Ar₅₀₁ in Formula 501 may be a condensed cyclic group(for example, an anthracene group, a chrysene group, or a pyrene group)in which three or more monocyclic groups are condensed together.

In an embodiment, xd4 in Formula 501 may be 2.

In an embodiment, the fluorescent dopant may include: one of CompoundsFD1 to FD36; DPVBi; DPAVBi; or any combination thereof:

Delayed Fluorescence Material

The emission layer may include a delayed fluorescence material.

In the present specification, the delayed fluorescence material may beselected from compounds capable of emitting delayed fluorescence basedon a delayed fluorescence emission mechanism.

The delayed fluorescence material included in the emission layer may actas a host or a dopant depending on the type or kind of other materialsincluded in the emission layer.

In an embodiment, the difference between the triplet energy level (eV)of the delayed fluorescence material and the singlet energy level (eV)of the delayed fluorescence material may be greater than or equal to 0eV and less than or equal to 0.5 eV. When the difference between thetriplet energy level (eV) of the delayed fluorescence material and thesinglet energy level (eV) of the delayed fluorescence material satisfiesthe above-described range, up-conversion from the triplet state to thesinglet state of the delayed fluorescence materials may effectivelyoccur, and thus, the luminescence efficiency of the light-emittingdevice 10 may be improved.

In an embodiment, the delayed fluorescence material may include i) amaterial including at least one electron donor (for example, a πelectron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group, such as a carbazole group) and atleast one electron acceptor (for example, a sulfoxide group, a cyanogroup, or a π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclicgroup), and ii) a material including a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclic group in whichtwo or more cyclic groups are condensed together while sharing boron(B).

Examples of the delayed fluorescence material may include at least oneof the following Compounds DF1 to DF9:

Quantum Dot

The emission layer may include a quantum dot.

In the present specification, a quantum dot refers to a crystal of asemiconductor compound, and may include any suitable material capable ofemitting light of various suitable emission wavelengths according to thesize of the crystal.

A diameter of the quantum dot may be, for example, in a range of about 1nm to about 10 nm.

The quantum dot may be synthesized by a wet chemical process, a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition process, a molecular beam epitaxyprocess, and/or any suitable process similar thereto.

According to the wet chemical process, a precursor material is mixedtogether with an organic solvent to grow a quantum dot particle crystal.When the crystal grows, the organic solvent naturally acts as adispersant coordinated on the surface of the quantum dot crystal andcontrols the growth of the crystal so that the growth of quantum dotparticles may be controlled through a process which is more easilyperformed than vapor deposition methods, such as metal organic chemicalvapor deposition (MOCVD) or molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and whichrequires low costs.

The quantum dot may include: a Group II-VI semiconductor compound; aGroup III-V semiconductor compound; a Group III-VI semiconductorcompound; a Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound; a Group IV-VIsemiconductor compound; a Group IV element or compound; or anycombination thereof.

Examples of the Group II-VI semiconductor compound may include: a binarycompound, such as CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnO, HgS, HgSe, HgTe,MgSe, or MgS; a ternary compound, such as CdSeS, CdSeTe, CdSTe, ZnSeS,ZnSeTe, ZnSTe, HgSeS, HgSeTe, HgSTe, CdZnS, CdZnSe, CdZnTe, CdHgS,CdHgSe, CdHgTe, HgZnS, HgZnSe, HgZnTe, MgZnSe, or MgZnS; a quaternarycompound, such as CdZnSeS, CdZnSeTe, CdZnSTe, CdHgSeS, CdHgSeTe,CdHgSTe, HgZnSeS, HgZnSeTe, or HgZnSTe; or any combination thereof.

Examples of the Group III-V semiconductor compound may include: a binarycompound, such as GaN, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, AIN, AIP, AlAs, AlSb, InN, InP,InAs, or InSb; a ternary compound, such as GaNP, GaNAs, GaNSb, GaPAs,GaPSb, AlNP, AlNAs, AlNSb, AlPAs, AlPSb, InGaP, InNP, InAIP, InNAs,InNSb, InPAs, or InPSb; a quaternary compound, such as GaAINP, GaAINAs,GaAINSb, GaAlPAs, GaAlPSb, GalnNP, GalnNAs, GalnNSb, GalnPAs, GalnPSb,InAlNP, InAlNAs, InAlNSb, InAlPAs, or InAlPSb; or any combinationthereof. In an embodiment, the Group III-V semiconductor compound mayfurther include Group II elements. Examples of the Group III-Vsemiconductor compound further including Group II elements may includeInZnP, InGaZnP, InAlZnP, and the like.

Examples of the Group III-VI semiconductor compound may include: abinary compound, such as GaS, GaSe, Ga₂Se₃, GaTe, InS, InSe, In₂S₃,In₂Se₃, or InTe; a ternary compound, such as InGaS₃, or InGaSe₃; or anycombination thereof.

Examples of the Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound may include: aternary compound, such as AglnS, AglnS₂, CulnS, CulnS₂, CuGaO₂, AgGaO₂,or AgAlO₂; or any combination thereof.

Examples of the Group IV-VI semiconductor compound may include: a binarycompound, such as SnS, SnSe, SnTe, PbS, PbSe, PbTe, or the like; aternary compound, such as SnSeS, SnSeTe, SnSTe, PbSeS, PbSeTe, PbSTe,SnPbS, SnPbSe, SnPbTe, or the like; a quaternary compound, such asSnPbSSe, SnPbSeTe, SnPbSTe, or the like; or any combination thereof.

The Group IV element or compound may include: a single element compound,such as Si or Ge; a binary compound, such as SiC or SiGe; or anycombination thereof.

Each element included in a multi-element compound such as the binarycompound, ternary compound and quaternary compound, may exist in aparticle having a uniform concentration or non-uniform concentration.

In an embodiment, the quantum dot may have a single structure or a dualcore-shell structure. In the case of the quantum dot having a singlestructure, the concentration of each element included in thecorresponding quantum dot is uniform (e.g., substantially uniform). Inan embodiment, the material contained in the core and the materialcontained in the shell may be different from each other.

The shell of the quantum dot may act as a protective layer to prevent orreduce chemical degeneration of the core to maintain semiconductorcharacteristics and/or as a charging layer to impart electrophoreticcharacteristics to the quantum dot. The shell may be a single layer or amulti-layer. The element presented in the interface between the core andthe shell of the quantum dot may have a concentration gradient thatdecreases along a direction toward the center of the quantum dot.

Examples of the shell of the quantum dot may be an oxide of metal,metalloid, or non-metal, a semiconductor compound, and any combinationthereof. Examples of the oxide of metal, metalloid, or non-metal mayinclude: a binary compound, such as SiO₂, Al₂O₃, TiO₂, ZnO, MnO, Mn₂O₃,Mn₃O₄, CuO, FeO, Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄, CoO, Co₃O₄, or NiO; a ternary compound,such as MgAl₂O₄, CoFe₂O₄, NiFe₂O₄, or CoMn₂O₄; or any combinationthereof. Examples of the semiconductor compound may include, asdescribed herein, a Group II-VI semiconductor compound, a Group III-Vsemiconductor compound, a Group III-VI semiconductor compound, a GroupI-III-VI semiconductor compound, a Group IV-VI semiconductor compound,or any combination thereof. In addition, the semiconductor compound mayinclude CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnSeS, ZnTeS, GaAs, GaP, GaSb,HgS, HgSe, HgTe, InAs, InP, InGaP, InSb, AlAs, AIP, AlSb, or anycombination thereof.

A full width at half maximum (FWHM) of an emission wavelength spectrumof the quantum dot may be about 45 nm or less, for example, about 40 nmor less, for example, about 30 nm or less, and within these ranges,color purity or color reproducibility may be increased. In addition,because the light emitted through the quantum dot is emitted in alldirections (or substantially all directions), the wide viewing angle canbe improved.

In addition, the quantum dot may be a spherical particle, a pyramidalparticle, a multi-arm particle, a cubic nanoparticle, a nanotubeparticle, a nanowire particle, a nanofiber particle, or a nanoplateparticle.

Because the energy band gap can be adjusted by controlling the size ofthe quantum dot, light having various suitable wavelength bands can beobtained from the quantum dot emission layer. Therefore, by usingquantum dots of different sizes, a light-emitting device that emitslight of various suitable wavelengths may be implemented. In anembodiment, the size of the quantum dot may be selected to emit red,green and/or blue light. In addition, the size of the quantum dot may beconfigured to emit white light by combining light of various suitablecolors.

Electron Transport Region in Interlayer 130

The electron transport region may have: i) a single-layered structureconsisting of a single layer consisting of a single material, ii) asingle-layered structure consisting of a single layer consisting of aplurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structureincluding a plurality of layers including different materials.

The electron transport region may include a buffer layer, a holeblocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer,an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

For example, the electron transport region may have an electrontransport layer/electron injection layer structure, a hole-blockinglayer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, anelectron control layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layerstructure, or a buffer layer/electron transport layer/electron injectionlayer structure, the constituting layers of each structure beingsequentially stacked from an emission layer.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region (for example, the bufferlayer, the hole-blocking layer, the electron control layer, or theelectron transport layer in the electron transport region) may include ametal-free compound including at least one π electron-deficientnitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region may include a compoundrepresented by Formula 601 below:

wherein, in Formula 601,

-   Ar₆₀₁ and L₆₀₁ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   xe11 may be 1, 2, or 3,-   xe1 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,-   R₆₀₁ may be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted    or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —Si(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂)(Q₆₀₃),    —C(═O)(Q₆₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₆₀₁), or —P(═O)(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂),-   Q₆₀₁ to Q₆₀₃ are the same as described in connection with Q₁,-   xe21 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and-   at least one of Ar₆₀₁, L₆₀₁, and R₆₀₁ may each independently be a π    electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a).

In an embodiment, when xe11 in Formula 601 is 2 or more, two or more ofAr₆₀₁ (s) may be linked via a single bond.

In an embodiment, Ar₆₀₁ in Formula 601 may be a substituted orunsubstituted anthracene group.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region may include a compoundrepresented by Formula 601-1:

wherein, in Formula 601-1,

-   X₆₁₄ may be N or C(R₆₁₄), X₆₁₅ may be N or C(R₆₁₅), X₆₁₆ may be N or    C(R₆₁₆), at least one of X₆₁₄ to X₆₁₆ may be N,-   L₆₁₁ to L₆₁₃ are respectively the same as those described in    connection with L₆₀₁,-   xe611 to xe613 are respectively the same as those described in    connection with xe1,-   R₆₁₁ to R₆₁₃ are respectively the same as those described in    connection with R₆₀₁, and-   R₆₁₄ to R₆₁₆ may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl,    —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀    alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a).

In an embodiment, xe1 and xe611 to xe613 in Formulae 601 and 601-1 mayeach independently be 0, 1, or 2.

The electron transport region may include one of Compounds ET1 to ET45,2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP),4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen), Alq3, BAlq, TAZ, NTAZ, or anycombination thereof:

A thickness of the electron transport region may be from about 100 Å toabout 5,000 Å, for example, about 160 Å to about 4,000 Å. When theelectron transport region includes a buffer layer, a hole blockinglayer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer, or anycombination thereof, the thickness of the buffer layer, the holeblocking layer, or the electron control layer may each independently befrom about 20 Å to about 1000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å,and the thickness of the electron transport layer may be from about 100Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. When thethickness of the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, the electroncontrol layer, the electron transport layer, and/or the electrontransport region are within these ranges, suitable or satisfactoryelectron transporting characteristics may be obtained without asubstantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport region (for example, the electron transport layerin the electron transport region) may further include, in addition tothe materials described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include an alkali metal complex, analkaline earth metal complex, or any combination thereof. A metal ion ofthe alkali metal complex may be a Li ion, a Na ion, a K ion, a Rb ion,or a Cs ion, and a metal ion of the alkaline earth metal complex may bea Be ion, a Mg ion, a Ca ion, a Sr ion, or a Ba ion. A ligandcoordinated with the metal ion of the alkali metal complex or thealkaline earth-metal complex may include a hydroxyquinoline, ahydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, a hydroxyacridine, ahydroxyphenanthridine, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, a hydroxyphenylthiazole,a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxyphenylthiadiazole, ahydroxyphenylpyridine, a hydroxyphenylbenzimidazole, ahydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, a phenanthroline, acyclopentadiene, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the metal-containing material may include a Licomplex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (LiQ)or ET-D2:

The electron transport region may include an electron injection layerthat facilitates the injection of electrons from the second electrode150. The electron injection layer may be in direct contact with thesecond electrode 150.

The electron injection layer may have: i) a single-layered structureconsisting of a single layer consisting of a single material, ii) asingle-layered structure consisting of a single layer consisting of aplurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structureincluding a plurality of layers including different materials.

The electron injection layer may include an alkali metal, an alkalineearth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal-containing compound, analkaline earth metal-containing compound, a rare earth metal-containingcompound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal complex, arare earth metal complex, or any combination thereof.

The alkali metal may include Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or any combinationthereof. The alkaline earth metal may include Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or anycombination thereof. The rare earth metal may include Sc, Y, Ce, Tb, Yb,Gd, or any combination thereof.

The alkali metal-containing compound, the alkaline earthmetal-containing compound, and the rare earth metal-containing compoundmay include oxides, halides (for example, fluorides, chlorides,bromides, or iodides), or tellurides of the alkali metal, the alkalineearth metal, and the rare earth metal, or any combination thereof.

The alkali metal-containing compound may include alkali metal oxides,such as Li₂O, Cs₂O, or K₂O, alkali metal halides, such as LiF, NaF, CsF,KF, Lil, Nal, Csl, or KI, or any combination thereof. The alkaline earthmetal-containing compound may include an alkaline earth metal compound,such as BaO, SrO, CaO, Ba_(x)Sr_(1-x)O (x is a real number satisfyingthe condition of 0<x<1), Ba_(x)Ca_(1-x)O (x is a real number satisfyingthe condition of 0<x<1), or the like. The rare earth metal-containingcompound may include YbF₃, ScF₃, Sc₂O₃, Y₂O₃, Ce₂O₃, GdF₃, TbF₃, Ybl₃,Scl₃, Tbl₃, or any combination thereof. In an embodiment, the rare earthmetal-containing compound may include lanthanide metal telluride.Examples of the lanthanide metal telluride may include LaTe, CeTe, PrTe,NdTe, PmTe, SmTe, EuTe, GdTe, TbTe, DyTe, HoTe, ErTe, TmTe, YbTe, LuTe,La₂Te₃, Ce₂Te₃, Pr₂Te₃, Nd₂Te₃, Pm₂Te₃, Sm₂Te₃, Eu₂Te₃, Gd2Tes, Tb₂Te₃,Dy2Tes, Ho₂Te₃, Er₂Te₃, Tm2Tes, Yb₂Te₃, and Lu₂Te₃.

The alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, and the rareearth metal complex may include i) one of ions of the alkali metal, thealkaline earth metal, and the rare earth metal and ii), as a ligandbonded to the metal ion, for example, a hydroxyquinoline, ahydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, a hydroxyacridine, ahydroxyphenanthridine, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, a hydroxyphenylthiazole,a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxyphenylthiadiazole, ahydroxyphenylpyridine, a hydroxyphenyl benzimidazole, ahydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, a phenanthroline, acyclopentadiene, or any combination thereof.

The electron injection layer may include (or consist of) an alkalimetal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkalimetal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal-containing compound,a rare earth metal-containing compound, an alkali metal complex, analkaline earth metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or anycombination thereof, as described above. In an embodiment, the electroninjection layer may further include an organic material (for example, acompound represented by Formula 601).

In an embodiment, the electron injection layer may include (or consistof) i) an alkali metal-containing compound (for example, an alkali metalhalide), ii) a) an alkali metal-containing compound (for example, analkali metal halide); and b) an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, arare earth metal, or any combination thereof. For example, the electroninjection layer may be a KI:Yb co-deposited layer, a Rbl:Yb co-depositedlayer, a LiF:Yb co-deposited, and/or the like.

When the electron injection layer further includes an organic material,alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, rare earth metal, an alkalimetal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal-containing compound,a rare earth metal-containing compound, alkali metal complex, alkalineearth-metal complex, rare earth metal complex, or any combinationthereof may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in a matrixincluding the organic material.

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1Å to about 100 Å, and, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When thethickness of the electron injection layer is within the range describedabove, suitable or satisfactory electron injection characteristics maybe obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Second Electrode 150

The second electrode 150 may be on the interlayer 130 having such astructure. The second electrode 150 may be a cathode, which is anelectron injection electrode, and as the material for the secondelectrode 150, a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound,or any combination thereof, each having a low work function, may beused.

In an embodiment, the second electrode 150 may include lithium (Li),silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li),calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag),ytterbium (Yb), silver-ytterbium (Ag—Yb), ITO, IZO, or a combinationthereof. The second electrode 150 may be a transmissive electrode, asemi-transmissive electrode, or a reflective electrode.

The second electrode 150 may have a single-layered structure or amulti-layered structure including two or more layers.

Capping Layer

A first capping layer may be outside the first electrode 110, and/or asecond capping layer may be outside the second electrode 150. In moredetail, the light-emitting device 10 may have a structure in which thefirst capping layer, the first electrode 110, the interlayer 130, andthe second electrode 150 are sequentially stacked in this stated order,a structure in which the first electrode 110, the interlayer 130, thesecond electrode 150, and the second capping layer are sequentiallystacked in this stated order, or a structure in which the first cappinglayer, the first electrode 110, the interlayer 130, the second electrode150, and the second capping layer are sequentially stacked in thisstated order.

Light generated in an emission layer of the interlayer 130 of thelight-emitting device 10 may be extracted toward the outside through thefirst electrode 110, which is a semi-transmissive electrode or atransmissive electrode, and the first capping layer or light generatedin an emission layer of the interlayer 130 of the light-emitting device10 may be extracted toward the outside through the second electrode 150,which is a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode, andthe second capping layer.

The first capping layer and the second capping layer may increaseexternal emission efficiency according to the principle of constructiveinterference. Accordingly, the light extraction efficiency of thelight-emitting device 10 is increased, so that the emission efficiencyof the light-emitting device 10 may be improved.

Each of the first capping layer and second capping layer may include amaterial having a refractive index (at a wavelength of 589 nm) of 1.6 ormore.

The first capping layer and the second capping layer may eachindependently be an organic capping layer including an organic material,an inorganic capping layer including an inorganic material, or anorganic-inorganic composite capping layer including an organic materialand an inorganic material.

At least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer mayeach independently include carbocyclic compounds, heterocycliccompounds, amine group-containing compounds, porphyrin derivatives,phthalocyanine derivatives, naphthalocyanine derivatives, alkali metalcomplexes, alkaline earth metal complexes, or any combination thereof.The carbocyclic compound, the heterocyclic compound, and the aminegroup-containing compound may be optionally substituted with asubstituent containing O, N, S, Se, Si, F, Cl, Br, I, or any combinationthereof. In an embodiment, at least one of the first capping layer andthe second capping layer may each independently include an aminegroup-containing compound.

In an embodiment, at least one of the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer may each independently include a compound represented byFormula 201, a compound represented by Formula 202, or any combinationthereof.

In an embodiment, at least one of the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer may each independently include one of Compounds HT28 toHT33, one of Compounds CP1 to CP6, β-NPB, or any combination thereof:

Film

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 may beincluded in various suitable films. Accordingly, according to one ormore embodiments, a film including the organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 may be provided. The film may be, forexample, an optical member (e.g., a light control means such as, forexample, a color filter, a color conversion member, a capping layer, alight extraction efficiency enhancement layer, a selective lightabsorbing layer, a polarizing layer, a quantum dot-containing layer,and/or like), a light-blocking member (for example, a light reflectivelayer, a light absorbing layer, and/or the like), and/or a protectivemember (for example, an insulating layer, a dielectric layer, and/or thelike).

Electronic Apparatus

The light-emitting device may be included in various suitable electronicapparatuses. In an embodiment, the electronic apparatus including thelight-emitting device may be a light-emitting apparatus, anauthentication apparatus, and/or the like.

The electronic apparatus (for example, light-emitting apparatus) mayfurther include, in addition to the light-emitting device, i) a colorfilter, ii) a color conversion layer, or iii) a color filter and a colorconversion layer. The color filter and/or the color conversion layer maybe in at least one traveling direction of light emitted from thelight-emitting device. For example, the light emitted from thelight-emitting device may be blue light or white light. Thelight-emitting device may be the same as described above. In anembodiment, the color conversion layer may include quantum dots. Thequantum dot may be, for example, a quantum dot as described herein.

The electronic apparatus may include a first substrate. The firstsubstrate may include a plurality of subpixel areas, the color filtermay include a plurality of color filter areas respectively correspondingto the subpixel areas, and the color conversion layer may include aplurality of color conversion areas respectively corresponding to thesubpixel areas.

A pixel-defining film may be located among the subpixel areas to defineeach of the subpixel areas.

The color filter may further include a plurality of color filter areasand light-shielding patterns located among the color filter areas, andthe color conversion layer may include a plurality of color conversionareas and light-shielding patterns located among the color conversionareas.

The color filter areas (or the color conversion areas) may include afirst area that emits a first color light, a second area that emits asecond color light, and/or a third area that emits a third color light,and the first color light, the second color light, and/or the thirdcolor light may have different maximum emission wavelengths from oneanother. In an embodiment, the first color light may be red light, thesecond color light may be green light, and the third color light may beblue light. In an embodiment, the color filter areas (or the colorconversion areas) may include quantum dots. In more detail, the firstarea may include a red quantum dot, the second area may include a greenquantum dot, and the third area may not include a quantum dot. Thequantum dot is the same as described in the present specification. Thefirst area, the second area, and/or the third area may each furtherinclude a scatterer (e.g., a light scatterer).

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may emit a first light, thefirst area may absorb the first light to emit a first first-color light,the second area may absorb the first light to emit a second first-colorlight, and the third area may absorb the first light to emit a thirdfirst-color light. In this regard, the first first-color light, thesecond first-color light, and the third first-color light may havedifferent maximum emission wavelengths. In more detail, the first lightmay be blue light, the first first-color light may be red light, thesecond first-color light may be green light, and the third first-colorlight may be blue light.

The electronic apparatus may further include a thin-film transistor inaddition to the light-emitting device as described above. The thin-filmtransistor may include a source electrode, a drain electrode, and anactivation layer, wherein any one of the source electrode or the drainelectrode may be electrically connected to any one of the firstelectrode or the second electrode of the light-emitting device.

The thin-film transistor may further include a gate electrode, a gateinsulating film, etc.

The activation layer may include crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon,organic semiconductor, oxide semiconductor, and/or the like.

The electronic apparatus may further include a sealing portion forsealing the light-emitting device. The sealing portion and/or the colorconversion layer may be between the color filter and the light-emittingdevice. The sealing portion allows light from the light-emitting deviceto be extracted to the outside, while concurrently (e.g.,simultaneously) preventing or reducing penetration of ambient air and/ormoisture into the light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be asealing substrate including a transparent glass substrate and/or aplastic substrate. The sealing portion may be a thin-film encapsulationlayer including at least one layer of an organic layer and/or aninorganic layer. When the sealing portion is a thin film encapsulationlayer, the electronic apparatus may be flexible.

Various suitable functional layers may be additionally on the sealingportion, in addition to the color filter and/or the color conversionlayer, according to the use of the electronic apparatus. The functionallayers may include a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, and/or thelike. The touch screen layer may be a pressure-sensitive touch screenlayer, a capacitive touch screen layer, and/or an infrared touch screenlayer.

The authentication apparatus may further include, in addition to thelight-emitting device, a biometric information collector. Theauthentication apparatus may be, for example, a biometric authenticationapparatus that authenticates an individual by using biometricinformation of a living body (for example, fingertips, pupils, etc.).

The electronic apparatus may be applied to various suitable displays,light sources, lighting, personal computers (for example, a mobilepersonal computer), mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic diaries,electronic dictionaries, electronic game machines, medical instruments(for example, electronic thermometers, sphygmomanometers, blood glucosemeters, pulse measurement devices, pulse wave measurement devices,electrocardiogram displays, ultrasonic diagnostic devices, and/orendoscope displays), fish finders, various suitable measuringinstruments, meters (for example, meters for a vehicle, an aircraft,and/or a vessel), projectors, and/or the like.

Description of FIGS. 2 and 3

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a light-emitting apparatus accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

The light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 2 includes a substrate 100, athin-film transistor (TFT), a light-emitting device, and anencapsulation portion 300 that seals the light-emitting device.

The substrate 100 may be a flexible substrate, a glass substrate, and/ora metal substrate. A buffer layer 210 may be on the substrate 100. Thebuffer layer 210 may prevent or reduce penetration of impurities throughthe substrate 100 and may provide a flat surface on the substrate 100.

A TFT may be on the buffer layer 210. The TFT may include an activationlayer 220, a gate electrode 240, a source electrode 260, and a drainelectrode 270.

The activation layer 220 may include an inorganic semiconductor such assilicon and/or polysilicon, an organic semiconductor, and/or an oxidesemiconductor, and may include a source region, a drain region, and achannel region.

A gate insulating film 230 for insulating the activation layer 220 fromthe gate electrode 240 may be on the activation layer 220, and the gateelectrode 240 may be on the gate insulating film 230.

An interlayer insulating film 250 is on the gate electrode 240. Theinterlayer insulating film 250 may be between the gate electrode 240 andthe source electrode 260 to insulate the gate electrode 240 from thesource electrode 260 and between the gate electrode 240 and the drainelectrode 270 to insulate the gate electrode 240 from the drainelectrode 270.

The source electrode 260 and the drain electrode 270 may be on theinterlayer insulating film 250. The interlayer insulating film 250 andthe gate insulating film 230 may expose the source region and the drainregion of the activation layer 220, and the source electrode 260 and thedrain electrode 270 may be in contact (e.g., physical contact) with theexposed portions of the source region and the drain region,respectively, of the activation layer 220.

The TFT is electrically connected to a light-emitting device to drivethe light-emitting device, and is covered by a passivation layer 280.The passivation layer 280 may include an inorganic insulating film, anorganic insulating film, or a combination thereof. A light-emittingdevice is provided on the passivation layer 280. The light-emittingdevice may include a first electrode 110, an interlayer 130, and asecond electrode 150.

The first electrode 110 may be on the passivation layer 280. Thepassivation layer 280 does not completely cover the drain electrode 270and exposes a portion of the drain electrode 270, and the firstelectrode 110 is connected to the exposed portion of the drain electrode270.

A pixel-defining layer 290 containing an insulating material may be onthe first electrode 110. The pixel-defining layer 290 exposes a regionof the first electrode 110, and an interlayer 130 may be in the exposedregion of the first electrode 110. The pixel-defining layer 290 may be apolyimide and/or polyacrylic organic film. In some embodiments, at leastsome layers of the interlayer 130 may extend beyond the upper portion ofthe pixel-defining layer 290 in the form of a common layer.

The second electrode 150 may be on the interlayer 130, and a cappinglayer 170 may be additionally on the second electrode 150. The cappinglayer 170 may cover the second electrode 150.

The encapsulation portion 300 may be on the capping layer 170. Theencapsulation portion 300 may be on a light-emitting device to protectthe light-emitting device from moisture and/or oxygen. The encapsulationportion 300 may include: an inorganic film including silicon nitride(SiNx), silicon oxide (SiOx), indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, orany combination thereof; an organic film including polyethyleneterephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate, polyimide,polyethylene sulfonate, polyoxymethylene, polyarylate,hexamethyldisiloxane, an acrylic resin (for example, polymethylmethacrylate, polyacrylic acid, and/or the like), an epoxy-based resin(for example, aliphatic glycidyl ether (AGE), and/or the like), or acombination thereof; or a combination of the inorganic film and theorganic film.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a light-emitting apparatus accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

The light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 3 is substantially the same as thelight-emitting apparatus of FIG. 2 , except that a light-shieldingpattern 500 and a functional region 400 are additionally on theencapsulation portion 300. The functional region 400 may be acombination of i) a color filter area, ii) a color conversion area, oriii) a combination of the color filter area and the color conversionarea. In an embodiment, the light-emitting device included in thelight-emitting apparatus of FIG. 3 may be a tandem light-emittingdevice.

Manufacture Method

Respective layers included in the hole transport region, the emissionlayer, and respective layers included in the electron transport regionmay be formed in a certain region by using one or more suitable methodsselected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting,Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, andlaser-induced thermal imaging.

When layers constituting the hole transport region, an emission layer,and layers constituting the electron transport region are formed byvacuum deposition, the deposition may be performed at a depositiontemperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a vacuum degree of about10⁻⁸ torr to about 10⁻³ torr, and a deposition speed of about 0.01 Å/secto about 100 Å/sec, depending on a material to be included in a layer tobe formed and the structure of a layer to be formed.

Definition of Terms

The term “C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group,” as used herein, refers to a cyclicgroup consisting of carbon only as a ring-forming atom and having threeto sixty carbon atoms, and the term “C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,” as usedherein, refers to a cyclic group that has one to sixty carbon atoms andfurther has, in addition to carbon, a heteroatom as a ring-forming atom.The C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may eachbe a monocyclic group consisting of one ring or a polycyclic group inwhich two or more rings are condensed together with each other. In anembodiment, the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group has 3 to 61 ring-formingatoms.

The term “cyclic group,” as used herein, may include the C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group and the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group.

The term “π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group,” as used herein, refersto a cyclic group that has three to sixty carbon atoms and does notinclude *—N═*’ as a ring-forming moiety, and the term “πelectron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group,” as usedherein, refers to a heterocyclic group that has one to sixty carbonatoms and includes *—N═*’ as a ring-forming moiety.

In an embodiment,

-   the C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group may be i) group T1 or ii) a condensed    cyclic group in which two or more groups T1 are condensed together    with each other (for example, a cyclopentadiene group, an adamantane    group, a norbornane group, a benzene group, a pentalene group, a    naphthalene group, an azulene group, an indacene group, an    acenaphthylene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an    anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a    pyrene group, a chrysene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene    group, a heptalene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a    hexacene group, a pentacene group, a rubicene group, a coronene    group, an ovalene group, an indene group, a fluorene group, a    spiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, an indenophenanthrene    group, or an indenoanthracene group),-   the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may be i) group T2, ii) a condensed    cyclic group in which two or more groups T2 are condensed together    with each other, or iii) a condensed cyclic group in which at least    one group T2 and at least one group T1 are condensed together with    each other (for example, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan    group, an indole group, a benzoindole group, a naphthoindole group,    an isoindole group, a benzoisoindole group, a naphthoisoindole    group, a benzosilole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran    group, a carbazole group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene    group, a dibenzofuran group, an indenocarbazole group, an    indolocarbazole group, a benzofurocarbazole group, a    benzothienocarbazole group, a benzosilolocarbazole group, a    benzoindolocarbazole group, a benzocarbazole group, a    benzonaphthofuran group, a benzonaphthothiophene group, a    benzonaphthosilole group, a benzofurodibenzofuran group, a    benzofurodibenzothiophene group, a benzothienodibenzothiophene    group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an    oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole    group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole    group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole    group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoisothiazole group, a pyridine    group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a    triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a    benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline    group, a benzoquinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a    benzoquinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a cinnoline group, a    phthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, an imidazopyridine group,    an imidazopyrimidine group, an imidazotriazine group, an    imidazopyrazine group, an imidazopyridazine group, an azacarbazole    group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an    azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, etc.),-   the π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group may be i) group T1, ii) a    condensed cyclic group in which two or more groups T1 are condensed    together with each other, iii) group T3, iv) a condensed cyclic    group in which two or more groups T3 are condensed together with    each other, or v) a condensed cyclic group in which at least one    group T3 and at least one group T1 are condensed together with each    other (for example, the C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a 1H-pyrrole    group, a silole group, a borole group, a 2H-pyrrole group, a    3H-pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group,    a benzoindole group, a naphthoindole group, an isoindole group, a    benzoisoindole group, a naphthoisoindole group, a benzosilole group,    a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a    dibenzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group,    an indenocarbazole group, an indolocarbazole group, a    benzofurocarbazole group, a benzothienocarbazole group, a    benzosilolocarbazole group, a benzoindolocarbazole group, a    benzocarbazole group, a benzonaphthofuran group, a    benzonaphthothiophene group, a benzonaphthosilole group, a    benzofurodibenzofuran group, a benzofurodibenzothiophene group, a    benzothienodibenzothiophene group, etc.),-   the π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group may    be i) group T4, ii) a condensed cyclic group in which two or more    group T4 are condensed together with each other, iii) a condensed    cyclic group in which at least one group T4 and at least one group    T1 are condensed together with each other, iv) a condensed cyclic    group in which at least one group T4 and at least one group T3 are    condensed together with each other, or v) a condensed cyclic group    in which at least one group T4, at least one group T1, and at least    one group T3 are condensed together with one another (for example, a    pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole    group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an    isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a    benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole group, a    benzothiazole group, a benzoisothiazole group, a pyridine group, a    pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine    group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline    group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a    benzoquinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a benzoquinazoline    group, a phenanthroline group, a cinnoline group, a phthalazine    group, a naphthyridine group, an imidazopyridine group, an    imidazopyrimidine group, an imidazotriazine group, an    imidazopyrazine group, an imidazopyridazine group, an azacarbazole    group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an    azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, etc.),-   group T1 may be a cyclopropane group, a cyclobutane group, a    cyclopentane group, a cyclohexane group, a cycloheptane group, a    cyclooctane group, a cyclobutene group, a cyclopentene group, a    cyclopentadiene group, a cyclohexene group, a cyclohexadiene group,    a cycloheptene group, an adamantane group, a norbornane (or a    bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) group, a norbornene group, a    bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane group, a bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane group, a    bicyclo[2.2.2]octane group, or a benzene group,-   group T2 may be a furan group, a thiophene group, a 1H-pyrrole    group, a silole group, a borole group, a 2H-pyrrole group, a    3H-pyrrole group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a triazole    group, a tetrazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an    oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a    thiadiazole group, an azasilole group, an azaborole group, a    pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine    group, a triazine group, a tetrazine group, a pyrrolidine group, an    imidazolidine group, a dihydropyrrole group, a piperidine group, a    tetrahydropyridine group, a dihydropyridine group, a    hexahydropyrimidine group, a tetrahydropyrimidine group, a    dihydropyrimidine group, a piperazine group, a tetrahydropyrazine    group, a dihydropyrazine group, a tetrahydropyridazine group, or a    dihydropyridazine group,-   group T3 may be a furan group, a thiophene group, a 1H-pyrrole    group, a silole group, or a borole group, and-   group T4 may be a 2H-pyrrole group, a 3H-pyrrole group, an imidazole    group, a pyrazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an    oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole    group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an azasilole    group, an azaborole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a    pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, or a tetrazine    group.

The term “cyclic group”, “C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group”, “C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group”, “π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group”, or “πelectron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group,” as usedherein, refers to a group condensed to any cyclic group or a polyvalentgroup (for example, a divalent group, a trivalent group, a tetravalentgroup, etc.), depending on the structure of a formula in connection withwhich the terms are used. In an embodiment, “a benzene group” may be abenzo group, a phenyl group, a phenylene group, or the like, which maybe easily understood by one of ordinary skill in the art according tothe structure of a formula including the “benzene group.”

Examples of the monovalent C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and the monovalentC₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may include a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylgroup, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and amonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, and examplesof the divalent C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and the monovalent C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group may include a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylene group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group,” as used herein, refers to a linear orbranched aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group that has one to sixtycarbon atoms, and examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethylgroup, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, asec-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentylgroup, a tert-pentyl group, a neopentyl group, an isopentyl group, asec-pentyl group, a 3-pentyl group, a sec-isopentyl group, an n-hexylgroup, an isohexyl group, a sec-hexyl group, a tert-hexyl group, ann-heptyl group, an isoheptyl group, a sec-heptyl group, a tert-heptylgroup, an n-octyl group, an isooctyl group, a sec-octyl group, atert-octyl group, an n-nonyl group, an isononyl group, a sec-nonylgroup, a tert-nonyl group, an n-decyl group, an isodecyl group, asec-decyl group, and a tert-decyl group. The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkylenegroup,” as used herein, refers to a divalent group having substantiallythe same structure as the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group,” as used herein, refers to a monovalenthydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon double bond at amain chain (e.g., in the middle) or at a terminal end (e.g., theterminus) of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereof include anethenyl group, a propenyl group, and a butenyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀alkenylene group,” as used herein, refers to a divalent group havingsubstantially the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group,” as used herein, refers to a monovalenthydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon triple bond at amain chain (e.g., in the middle) or at a terminal end (e.g., theterminus) of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereof include anethynyl group and a propynyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynylene group,”as used herein, refers to a divalent group having substantially the samestructure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group,” as used herein, refers to a monovalentgroup represented by -OA₁₀₁ (wherein A₁₀₁ is the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group),and examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and anisopropyloxy group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group,” as used herein, refers to amonovalent saturated hydrocarbon cyclic group having 3 to 10 carbonatoms, and examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutylgroup, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group (or abicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl group), a bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl group, abicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl group, and a bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl group. The term“C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group,” as used herein, refers to a divalent grouphaving substantially the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group,” as used herein, refers to amonovalent cyclic group that further includes, in addition to a carbonatom, at least one heteroatom as a ring-forming atom and has 1 to 10carbon atoms, and examples thereof include a 1,2,3,4-oxatriazolidinylgroup, a tetrahydrofuranyl group, and a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. Theterm “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group,” as used herein, refers to adivalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group,” as used herein, refers to amonovalent cyclic group that has three to ten carbon atoms and at leastone carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and no aromaticity(e.g., is not aromatic), and examples thereof include a cyclopentenylgroup, a cyclohexenyl group, and a cycloheptenyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group,” as used herein, refers to a divalent grouphaving substantially the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylgroup.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group,” as used herein, refers to amonovalent cyclic group that has, in addition to a carbon atom, at leastone heteroatom as a ring-forming atom, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and atleast one carbon-carbon double bond in the cyclic structure thereof.Examples of the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group include a4,5-dihydro-1,2,3,4-oxatriazolyl group, a 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group, anda 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylenegroup,” as used herein, refers to a divalent group having substantiallythe same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryl group,” as used herein, refers to a monovalentgroup having a carbocyclic aromatic system having six to sixty carbonatoms, and the term “C₆-C₆₀ arylene group,” as used herein, refers to adivalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having six to sixtycarbon atoms. Examples of the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group include a phenyl group,a pentalenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenylgroup, an acenaphthyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group,an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, apyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenylgroup, a heptalenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, ahexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenylgroup, and an ovalenyl group. When the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀arylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be condensedtogether with each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group,” as used herein, refers to amonovalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system that has, inaddition to a carbon atom, at least one heteroatom as a ring-formingatom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group,”as used herein, refers to a divalent group having a heterocyclicaromatic system that has, in addition to a carbon atom, at least oneheteroatom as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. Examples ofthe C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group include a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinylgroup, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, aquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoisoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinylgroup, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, and anaphthyridinyl group. When the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may becondensed together with each other.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,” as usedherein, refers to a monovalent group having two or more rings condensedto each other, only carbon atoms (for example, having 8 to 60 carbonatoms) as ring-forming atoms, and non-aromaticity in its molecularstructure when considered as a whole (e.g., is not aromatic whenconsidered as a whole). Examples of the monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group include an indenyl group, a fluorenyl group,a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, anindenophenanthrenyl group, and an indeno anthracenyl group. The term“divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,” as used herein,refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as amonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,” asused herein, refers to a monovalent group having two or more ringscondensed to each other, at least one heteroatom other than carbon atoms(for example, having 1 to 60 carbon atoms), as a ring-forming atom, andnon-aromaticity in its molecular structure when considered as a whole(e.g., is not aromatic when considered as a whole). Examples of themonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group include apyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an indolyl group, abenzoindolyl group, a naphthoindolyl group, an isoindolyl group, abenzoisoindolyl group, a naphthoisoindolyl group, a benzosilolyl group,a benzothiophenyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group,an azacarbazolyl group, an azafluorenyl group, an azadibenzosilolylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzofuranyl group, apyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolylgroup, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, anisothiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, abenzopyrazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, abenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxadiazolyl group, a benzothiadiazolylgroup, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, animidazotriazinyl group, an imidazopyrazinyl group, an imidazopyridazinylgroup, an indeno carbazolyl group, an indolocarbazolyl group, abenzofurocarbazolyl group, a benzothienocarbazolyl group, abenzosilolocarbazolyl group, a benzoindolocarbazolyl group, abenzocarbazolyl group, a benzonaphthofuranyl group, abenzonaphthothiophenyl group, a benzonaphtho silolyl group, abenzofurodibenzofuranyl group, a benzofurodibenzothiophenyl group, and abenzothienodibenzothiophenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group,” as used herein, refers to a divalentgroup having substantially the same structure as a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group,” as used herein, indicates -OA₁₀₂(wherein A₁₀₂ is the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group), and the term “C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup,” as used herein, indicates -SA₁₀₃ (wherein A₁₀₃ is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group).

The term “C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group,” used herein, refers to -A₁₀₄A₁₀₅(where A₁₀₄ may be a C1-C54 alkylene group, and A₁₀₅ may be a C₆-C₅₉aryl group), and the term “C₂-C₆₀ heteroaryl alkyl group,” as usedherein, refers to -A₁₀₆A₁₀₇ (where A₁₀₆ may be a C₁-C₅₉ alkylene group,and A₁₀₇ may be a C₁-C₅₉ heteroaryl group).

R_(10a) may be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a    nitro group;-   a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl    group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted    with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic    group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₇-C₆₀    aryl alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ heteroaryl alkyl group,    —Si(Q11)(Q12)(Q13), —N(Q11)(Q12), —B(Q11)(Q12), —C(═O)(Q₁₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), or any combination thereof;-   a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀    aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group,    or a C₂-C₆₀ heteroaryl alkyl group, each unsubstituted or    substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a    cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl    group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy    group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀    heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q21)(Q22)(Q23), —N(Q21)(Q22),    —B(Q21)(Q22), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or any    combination thereof; or-   —Si(Q31)(Q32)(Q₃₃), —N(Q31)(Q32), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q31),    —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂).

Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ used herein may eachindependently be: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a hydroxylgroup; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group; a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group; a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, each unsubstituted orsubstituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or anycombination thereof; a C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group; or a C₂-C₆₀ heteroarylalkyl group.

The term “hetero atom,” as used herein, refers to any atom other than acarbon atom. Examples of the heteroatom include O, S, N, P, Si, B, Ge,Se, or any combination thereof.

The term “the third-row transition metal,” as used herein, includeshafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os),iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), and the like.

“Ph,” as used herein, refers to a phenyl group, “Me,” as used herein,refers to a methyl group, “Et,” as used herein, refers to an ethylgroup, “tert-Bu” or “Bu^(t),” as used herein, refers to a tert-butylgroup, and “OMe,” as used herein, refers to a methoxy group.

The term “biphenyl group,” as used herein, refers to “a phenyl groupsubstituted with a phenyl group.” In other words, the “biphenyl group”is a substituted phenyl group having a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group as asubstituent.

The term “terphenyl group,” as used herein, refers to “a phenyl groupsubstituted with a biphenyl group”. The “terphenyl group” is asubstituted phenyl group having, as a substituent, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group.

* and *’, as used herein, unless defined otherwise, each refer to abinding site to a neighboring atom in a corresponding formula or moiety.

Hereinafter, compounds according to embodiments and light-emittingdevices according to embodiments will be described in more detail withreference to the following synthesis examples and examples. The wording“B was used instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples meansthat an identical molar equivalent of B was used in place of A.

EXAMPLES Synthesis Example 1

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 1-A

2-chlorobenzimidazole (1.0 eq) and 2-bromoaniline (1.1 eq) weredissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidine (2.0 M) at room temperature, andthen methanesulfonic acid (1.1 eq) was slowly added thereto for 0.5hours. The resultant reaction mixture was heated at 100° C., and thenstirred until a starting material disappeared completely. The resultantreaction mixture was cooled at room temperature, diluted with distilledwater, and then neutralized with a 30 w-% sodium hydroxide aqueoussolution. The product precipitated as a solid was obtained throughfiltration, washed with water, and then dried under vacuum, to therebyobtain Intermediate Compound 1-A. (yield: 90%)

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 1-B

Intermediate Compound 1-A (1.0 eq), cesium carbonate (1.3 eq), andcopper(II) bromide (2.0 mol%) were dissolved in dimethyl formamide (1.0M), and then stirred for 24 hours at 130° C. The resultant reactionmixture was cooled at room temperature and then diluted with water. Theproduct precipitated as a solid was obtained through filtration, washedwith water, and then dried in a vacuum condition, to thereby obtainIntermediate Compound 1-B. (yield: 93%)

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 1-C

Intermediate Compound 1-B (1.0 eq), 1-bromo-3-iodobenzene (1.5 eq),Pd₂(dba)₃ (0.2 eq), 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl(Sphos) (0.4 eq), and K₃PO4 (2.0 eq) were dissolved in toluene (0.5 M),and then stirred for 12 hours at 120° C. The resultant reaction mixturewas cooled at room temperature, and then subjected to an extractionprocess three times using water to obtain an organic layer. The organiclayer thus obtained was dried using magnesium sulfate and concentrated,and column chromatography was used to synthesize Intermediate Compound1-C (yield: 75%).

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 1-E

Intermediate Compound 1-C (1.0 eq), 1-D (1.2 eq), copper(I) iodide (0.01eq), K₂CO₃ (2.0 eq), and L-Proline (0.02 eq) were dissolved in DMSO (0.1M), and then stirred for 24 hours at 130° C. The resultant reactionmixture was cooled at room temperature, and then subjected to anextraction process three times using water to obtain an organic layer.The organic layer thus obtained was dried by using magnesium sulfate andconcentrated, and column chromatography was used to obtain IntermediateCompound 1-E (yield: 68%).

Synthesis of Compound 1

Intermediate Compound 1-E (1.0 eq) and K₂PtCl₂ (1.2 eq) were dissolvedin 2-ethoxyethanol (0.05 M) and then stirred for 24 hours at 120° C. Theresultant reaction mixture was cooled at room temperature, and anextraction process was performed thereon three times by usingdichloromethane and water, to thereby obtain an organic layer. Theorganic layer thus obtained was dried by using magnesium sulfate andconcentrated, and column chromatography was used to obtain Compound 1(yield: 24%).

Synthesis Example 2

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 2-E

Intermediate Compound 2-E (yield: 66%) was synthesized in substantiallythe same manner as used to synthesize Intermediate Compound 1-E, exceptthat Intermediate Compound 2-D was used instead of Intermediate Compound1-D.

Synthesis of Compound 2

Compound 2 (yield: 21%) was synthesized in substantially the same manneras used to synthesize Compound 1, except that Intermediate Compound 2-Ewas used instead of Intermediate Compound 1-E.

Synthesis Example 3

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 3-D

Intermediate Compound 3-D (yield: 53%) was synthesized in substantiallythe same manner as used to synthesize Intermediate Compound 1-C, exceptthat 3-bromophenol was used instead of 1-bromo-3-iodobenzene.

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 3-E

Intermediate Compound 3-E (yield: 62%) was synthesized in substantiallythe same manner as used to synthesize Intermediate Compound 1-E, exceptthat Intermediate Compound 3-D was used instead of Intermediate Compound1-D.

Synthesis of Compound 51

Compound 51 (yield: 31%) was synthesized in substantially the samemanner as used to synthesize Compound 1, except that IntermediateCompound 3-E was used instead of Intermediate Compound 1-E.

Synthesis Example 4

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 4-C

Intermediate Compound 4-C (yield: 67%) was synthesized in substantiallythe same manner as used to synthesize Intermediate Compound 1-C, exceptthat 1,3-dibromo-5-(tert-butyl)benzene was used instead of1-bromo-3-iodobenzene.

Synthesis of Intermediate Compound 4-E

Intermediate Compound 4-E (yield: 70%) was synthesized in substantiallythe same manner as used to synthesize Intermediate Compound 1-E, exceptthat Intermediate Compound 4-C was used instead of Intermediate Compound1-C, and Intermediate Compound 3-D was used instead of IntermediateCompound 1-D.

Synthesis of Compound 52

Compound 52 (yield: 26%) was synthesized in substantially the samemanner as used to synthesize Compound 1, except that IntermediateCompound 4-E was used instead of Intermediate Compound 1-E.

TABLE 1 Compound H NMR (δ) MS/FAB Calc found 1 8.74(d,1H),8.56-8.55(m,4H), 8.08(d,1H), 7.94(m,1H), 7.57(d,1H), 7.41-7.16(m,11H),7.00(m,1H), 1.32(s,9H) 790.20 790.20 2 8.95(s,1H), 8.74(d,1H),8.57-8.55(m,3H), 8.08(d,1H), 7.86(d,1H), 7.57-6.98(m,12H), 1.43(s,9H),1.32(s,9H) 846.26 846.26 51 8.58-8.55(m,6H), 7.57(d,2H),7.32-7.27(m,12H), 7.03(d,2H) 773.15 773.15 52 8.57-8.55(m,6H), 7.57-7.51(m,3H), 7.31-7.26(m, 10H), 7.04(s,1H), 7.00(d,1H), 1.33(s,9H) 829.21829.21

Evaluation Example 1

LUMO and HOMO values of compounds of Synthesis Examples were measuredusing methods described in Table 2 below, and by using the DensityFunctional Theory (DFT) method of the Gaussian 09 program (where thestructure optimization is performed at the level of the B3LYP hybridfunctional, and 6-311 G(d,p) basis set), T₁, dipole, and MLCT values ofCompounds of Synthesis Examples were calculated. The results are shownin Table 3 below.

TABLE 2 HOMO energy level evaluation method By using cyclic voltammetry(CV) (electrolyte: 0.1 M Bu₄NPF₆ / solvent: dimethylforamide (DMF) /electrode: 3-electrode system (working electrode: GC, referenceelectrode: Ag/AgCl, and auxiliary electrode: Pt)), the potential(V)-current (A) graph of each compound was obtained, and then, from theoxidation onset of the graph, the HOMO energy level of each compound wascalculated. LUMO energy level evaluation method By using cyclicvoltammetry (CV) (electrolyte: 0.1 M Bu₄NPF₆ / solvent: dimethylforamide(DMF) / electrode: 3-electrode system (working electrode: GC, referenceelectrode: Ag/AgCl, and auxiliary electrode: Pt)), the potential(V)-current (A) graph of each compound was obtained, and then, from thereduction onset of the graph, the LUMO energy level of each compound wascalculated.

TABLE 3 Compound No. HOMO (eV) LUMO (eV) T₁ (nm) Dipole (debye) ³MLCT(%) 1 -4.87 -1.52 458 6.573 16.72 2 -4.85 -1.45 457 6.458 16.83 51 -4.98-1.26 445 4.969 18.71 52 -4.95 -1.20 443 4.835 18.88

Example 1

As an anode, a 15 Ω/cm² (1200 Å) ITO glass substrate (available fromCorning Co., Ltd) was cut to a size of 50 mm x 50 mm x 0.7 mm, sonicatedin isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 5 minutes in each solvent, andcleaned by irradiation of ultraviolet rays and exposure of ozone theretofor 30 minutes, and the glass substrate was loaded onto a vacuumdeposition apparatus.

2-TNATA, which is a commercially available compound, wasvacuum-deposited on the substrate to form a hole injection layer havinga thickness of 600 Å, and then,4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl (hereinafter, referred toas NPB) as a hole transport compound was vacuum-deposited thereon toform a hole transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å.

Compound 1 (first compound), ETH2 (second compound), HTH29 (thirdcompound) were vacuum-deposited on the hole transport layer to form anemission layer having a thickness of 400 Å. In this regard, an amount ofCompound 1 is 10 wt% based on a total weight (100 wt%) of the emissionlayer, and a weight ratio of Compound ETH2 to Compound HTH29 wasadjusted to 3 : 7.

Next, ETH2 was vacuum-deposited thereon to form a hole blocking layerhaving a thickness of 50 Å, Alq₃ was deposited on the hole blockinglayer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å,LiF as an alkali metal halide was deposited on the electron transportlayer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 10 Å,and Al was vacuum-deposited thereon to form a cathode having a thicknessof 3,000 Å, thereby completing manufacture of an organicelectroluminescent device.

Examples 2 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2

Organic electroluminescent devices were manufactured in substantiallythe same manner as in Example 1, except that, in forming the emissionlayer, the first compound shown in Table 4 was used instead of Compound1.

Evaluation Example 1

Driving voltage (V), luminescence efficiency (cd/A), maximum emissionwavelength (nm), and device lifespan (T₉₀) of organic electroluminescentdevices according to Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2were each measured using a Keithley MU 236 and a luminance meter PR650,and the results are shown in Table 4 below. In Table 4, the drivingvoltage and the luminescence efficiency were driving voltage andluminescence efficiency at 10 mA/cm of current density, and the devicelifespan (T₉₀) is a measure of the time taken when the luminance reaches90% of the initial luminance of 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 4 First compound Luminance (cd/m²) Driving Voltage Voltage (V)Luminescence efficiency (cd/A) Maximum emission wavelength (nm) Devicelifespan (h) (T₉₀) Example 1 1 1000 4.6 23.5 463 88 Example 2 2 1000 4.724.6 462 85 Example 3 51 1000 4.9 22.1 456 79 Example 4 52 1000 4.8 22.4455 73 Comparative Example 1 CE1 1000 4.9 20.1 470 50 ComparativeExample 2 CE2 1000 4.7 20.7 465 43

Referring to Table 4, it can be seen that the organic electroluminescentdevices according to Examples 1 to 4 had improved luminescenceefficiency and device lifespan, as compared to the organicelectroluminescent devices according to Comparative Examples 1 and 2.

Examples 5 and 6 and Comparative Example 3

Organic light-emitting devices were manufactured in substantially thesame manner as in Example 1, except that, in forming the emission layer,Compound 1 (first compound), Compound ETH2 (second compound), CompoundHTH41 (third compound), and Compound DFD1 (fourth compound), which areshown in Table 5, were used instead of Compound 1 (first compound),Compound ETH2 (second compound), and Compound HTH29 (third compound). Inthis regard, an amount of the first compound was 10 wt% based on thetotal weight (100 wt%) of the emission layer, an amount of Compound DFD1is 0.5 wt% based on the total weight (100 wt%) of the emission layer,and a weight ratio of Compound ETH2 to Compound HTH41 was adjusted to 3: 7.

Evaluation Example 2

Driving voltage (V), luminescence efficiency (cd/A), maximum emissionwavelength (nm), and device lifespan (T₉₀) of organic electroluminescentdevices according to Examples 5 and 6 and Comparative Example 3 wereeach measured using a Keithley MU 236 and a luminance meter PR650, andthe results are each shown in Table 5. In Table 5, the driving voltageand the luminescence efficiency were driving voltage and luminescenceefficiency at 10 mA/cm of current density, and the device lifespan (T₉₀)is a measure of the time taken when the luminance reaches 90% of theinitial luminance of 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 5 First compound Luminance (cd/m²) Driving Voltage Voltage (V)Efficiency (cd/A) Maximum emission wavelength (nm) Device lifespan (h)(T₉₀) Example 5 1 1000 4.5 20.5 460 96 Example 6 2 1000 4.6 18.6 460 90Comparative Example 3 CE1 1000 4.7 16.3 461 53

Referring to Table 5, it can be seen that the organic electroluminescentdevices according to Examples 5 and 6 exhibited high luminescenceefficiency and color conversion efficiency in a blue emission wavelengthregion and had excellent device lifespan, as compared to the organicelectroluminescent device according to Comparative Example 3.

A light-emitting device having high efficiency and long lifespan and ahigh-quality electronic apparatus including the same may be manufacturedby using the organometallic compound.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should beconsidered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodimentshould typically be considered as available for other similar featuresor aspects in other embodiments. While one or more embodiments have beendescribed with reference to the figures, it will be understood by thoseof ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and detailsmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of thepresent disclosure as defined by the following claims, and equivalentsthereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. A light-emitting device comprising: a firstelectrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and aninterlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode andincluding an emission layer, wherein the emission layer comprises anorganometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2:

wherein, in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2, M is platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd),copper(Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), osmium(Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu),terbium (Tb), or thulium (Tm), ring CY₁ to ring CY₃ are eachindependently a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,X₁ to X₃ are each independently C or N, X21 is C, Y₁ is C(Z₁) or N, Y₂is C(Z₂) or N, Y₃ is C(Z₃) or N, Y₄ is C(Z₄) or N, Y₅ is C(Z₅) or N, Y₆is C(Z₆) or N, Y₇ is C(Z₇) or N, Y₈ is C(Z₈) or N, L₁ to L₃ are eachindependently a single bond, *—C(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(R_(1a))═*’,*═C(R_(1a))—*’, *—C(R_(1a))═C(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(═O)—*’, *—C(═S)—*’,*—C≡C—*’, *—B(R_(1a))—*’, *—N(R_(1a))—*’, *—O—*’, *—P(R₁ a)—*’,*—Si(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—P(═O)(R_(1a))—*’, *—S—*’, *—S(═O)—*’,*—S(═O)₂—*’, or *—Ge(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, and * and *’ each indicate abinding site to a neighboring atom, n1 to n3 are each independently aninteger from 1 to 5, R₁ to R₃, Z₁ to Z₈, R_(1a) and R_(1b) are eachindependently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl,Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), a1 to a3 are each independently an integer from 0 to 10,

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 indicates a single bond or a double bond, Z₁ andZ₂ are optionally bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), Z₃ and Z₄ are optionally bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a)or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), Z₅ and Z₆ are optionally bonded together to form aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), Z₇ and Z₈ are optionally bonded together to form aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), R_(10a) is: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, aC₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group,each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclicgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q11)(Q12), —B(Q11)(Q12),—C(═O)(Q11), —S(═O)₂(Q11), —P(═O)(Q11)(Q12), or any combination thereof;a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, or a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, each unsubstituted orsubstituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, aC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group,a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or any combination thereof; or—Si(Q31)(Q32)(Q₃₃), —N(Q31)(Q32), —B(Q31)(Q32), —C(═O)(Q31),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q13, Q21 to Q23,and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl;—Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup; a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup; or a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, or any combination thereof.
 2. The light-emitting device of claim1, wherein the first electrode is an anode, the second electrode is acathode, the interlayer further comprises a hole transport regionbetween the first electrode and the emission layer and an electrontransport region between the emission layer and the second electrode,the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a holetransport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blockinglayer, or any combination thereof, and the electron transport regioncomprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, anelectron injection layer, an electron control layer, or any combinationthereof.
 3. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the interlayercomprises: i) a first compound which is an organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2; and ii) a second compound includingat least one π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclicgroup, a third compound including a π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic groupor a pyridine group, a fourth compound capable of emitting delayedfluorescence, or any combination thereof, the first compound, the secondcompound, the third compound, and the fourth compound are different fromeach other, and the third compound does not include Compound CBP orCompound mCBP:

.
 4. The light-emitting device of claim 3, wherein the second compoundcomprises a compound represented by Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 2, L₆₁ to L₆₃ are each independently a single bond,a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at leastone R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), b61 to b63 are each independently an integerfrom 1 to 5, X₆₄ is N or C(R₆₄), X₆₅ is N or C(R₆₅), X₆₆ is N or C(R₆₆),and at least one of X₆₄ to X₆₆ is N, R₆₁ to R₆₆ are each independentlyhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and R_(10a) and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively the same asthose defined with respect to Formulae 1-1 and 1-2.
 5. Thelight-emitting device of claim 3, wherein the third compound comprises agroup represented by Formula 3:

wherein ring CY₇₁ and ring CY₇₂ in Formula 3 are each independently a πelectron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group or a pyridine group, X₇₁ in Formula 3is a single bond, or a linking group including O, S, N, B, C, Si, or anycombination thereof, and * in Formula 3 indicates a binding site to aneighboring atom in the third compound.
 6. The light-emitting device ofclaim 3, wherein the fourth compound is a compound including at leastone cyclic group including boron (B) and nitrogen (N) as ring-formingatoms.
 7. An electronic apparatus comprising the light-emitting deviceaccording to claim
 1. 8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7, furthercomprising a thin-film transistor, wherein thin-film transistorcomprises a source electrode and a drain electrode, and the firstelectrode of the light-emitting device is electrically connected to atleast one selected from the source electrode and the drain electrode ofthe thin-film transistor.
 9. The electronic apparatus of claim 7,further comprising a color filter, a quantum dot color conversion layer,a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, or any combination thereof.10. An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2:

wherein, in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2, M is platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd),copper(Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), osmium(Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu),terbium (Tb), or thulium (Tm), ring CY₁ to ring CY₃ are eachindependently a C₅-C₃₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₃₀ heterocyclic group,X₁ to X₃ are each independently C or N, X21 is C, Y₁ is C(Z₁) or N, Y₂is C(Z₂) or N, Y₃ is C(Z₃) or N, Y₄ is C(Z₄) or N, Y₅ is C(Z₅) or N, Y₆is C(Z₆) or N, Y₇ is C(Z₇) or N, Y₈ is C(Z₈) or N, L₁ to L₃ are eachindependently a single bond, *—C(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(R_(1a))═*’,*═C(R_(1a))—*’, *—C(R_(1a))═C(R_(1b))—*’, *—C(═O)—*’, *—C(═S)—*’,*—C≡C—*’, *—B(R_(1a))—*’, *—N(R_(1a))—*’, *—O—*’, *—P(R_(1a))—*’,*—Si(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, *—P(═O)(R_(1a))—*’, *—S—*’, *—S(═O)—*’,*—S(═O)₂—*’, or *—Ge(R_(1a))(R_(1b))—*’, and * and *’ each indicate abinding site to a neighboring atom, n1 to n3 are each independently aninteger from 1 to 5, R₁ to R₃ and Z₁ to Z₈ are each independentlyhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), a1 to a3 are each independently an integer from 0 to 10,

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 indicates a single bond or a double bond, Z₁ andZ₂ are optionally bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), Z₃ and Z₄ are optionally bonded together to form a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a)or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), Z₅ and Z₆ are optionally bonded together to form aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), Z₇ and Z₈ are optionally bonded together to form aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), R_(10a) is: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, aC₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group,each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclicgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q11)(Q12), —B(Q11)(Q12),—C(═O)(Q11), —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═O)(Q11)(Q12), or any combination thereof;a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, or a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, each unsubstituted orsubstituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, aC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group,a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or any combination thereof; or—Si(Q31)(Q32)(Q₃₃), —N(Q31)(Q32), —B(Q31)(Q32), —C(═O)(Q31),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and Q₁ to Q3, Q11 to Q13, Q21 to Q23,and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl;—Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup; a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup; or a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, or any combination thereof.
 11. The organometallic compound ofclaim 10, wherein a group represented by

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 is any one of groups represented by FormulaeCY1(1) to CY1(20):

wherein, in Formulae CY1(1) to CY1(20), R₁₁ to R₁₃ are eachindependently deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), *, *’, and *” each indicate a binding site to aneighboring atom, and X₁, R_(10a), and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively thesame as those described in claim
 10. 12. The organometallic compound ofclaim 10, wherein a group represented by

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 is any one of groups represented by FormulaeCY2(1) to CY2(11):

wherein, in Formulae CY2(1) to CY2(11), b1 is an integer from 0 to 3, b2is an integer from 0 to 2, b3 is an integer from 0 to 6, b4 is aninteger from 0 to 5, *, *’, and *” each indicate a binding site to aneighboring atom, and X₂ and R₂ are respectively the same as thosedescribed in claim
 10. 13. The organometallic compound of claim 10,wherein a group represented by

in Formula 1-1 is any one of groups represented by Formulae CY3(1) toCY3(14):

wherein, in Formulae CY3(1) to CY3(14), R₃₁ to R₃₄ are eachindependently deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), * and *’ each indicate a binding site to a neighboringatom, and R_(10a) and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectively the same as thosedescribed in claim
 10. 14. The organometallic compound of claim 10,wherein a group represented by

in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2 is any one of groups represented by FormulaeCYN(1) to CYN(21):

wherein, in Formulae CYN(1) to CYN(21), Z₁₁ to Z₁₆ are eachindependently deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —C(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or—P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), b15 and b16 are each independently an integer from 0 to4, Y₁₁ to Y₁₈ are each independently C or N, and R_(10a) and Q₁ to Q₃are respectively the same as those described in claim
 10. 15. Theorganometallic compound of claim 14, wherein Z₁₁ to Z₁₆ are eachindependently deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), or —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), and R_(10a) and Q₁ to Q₃ are respectivelythe same as those defined with respect to Formulae 1-1 and 1-2.
 16. Theorganometallic compound of claim 10, wherein L₁ and L₃ are each a singlebond, and L₂ is *—O—*’ or *—S—*’.
 17. The organometallic compound ofclaim 10, wherein R₁ to R₃ are each independently: a methyl group, anethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group,an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentylgroup, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a2-methylbutyl group, a 2,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group,or a 1,2-dimethylpropyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted withdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitrogroup; or a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, aphenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a carbazolyl group, or a9,10-dihydroacridinyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted withdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propylgroup, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, atert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentylgroup, a tert-pentyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a 2,2-dimethylpropylgroup, a 1-ethylpropyl group, a 1,2-dimethylpropyl group, a phenylgroup, or any combination thereof.
 18. The organometallic compound ofclaim 10, wherein the C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic groups and the C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic groups each comprise a 6-membered ring.
 19. Theorganometallic compound of claim 10, wherein the organometallic compoundhas a triplet metal to ligand charge transfer (³MLCT) value 10% or more.20. The organometallic compound of claim 10, wherein the organometalliccompound represented by Formula 1-1 or 1-2 is any one of Compounds 1 to80:

.